SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Cape Hansen (RUS) 60° 40' 00.0" S 45° 35' 00.0" W Cape
Name ID: 118366 Place ID: 5983

Cape Hansen (GBR) 60° 40' 00.0" S 45° 35' 00.0" W Cape
Name ID: 109197 Place ID: 5983

dividing Marshall Bay from Iceberg Bay, S Coronation Island, was charted by Sørlle, 1912-13, and named Cape H. Hansen after Kapt. Hans P. Hansen, Master of the whale factory ship Lancing (Melsom Rocks, q.v.) (Sørlle and Borge, chart, 1913). Cap Hansen (France. SHM, 1937, p.389). The cape was recharted by DI in 1933. Cape Hansen (BA chart 1775, 17.viii.1934; APC, 1955, p.11; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963). Cape Haasen [sic] (USAAF chart [LR-74], 1942). Cabo Hansen (Argentina. MM chart 117, 1952; Pierrou, 1970, p.414).

Cape Hansen (USA) 60° 40' 00.0" S 45° 35' 00.0" W Cape
Name ID: 126182 Place ID: 5983

Cape which separates Marshall and Iceberg Bays on the S coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The name appears on a chart based upon a running survey of the islands in 1912-13 by Petter Sorlle, Norwegian whaling captain.

Hansen, cabo (ARG) 60° 40' 00.0" S 45° 35' 00.0" W Cape
Name ID: 101106 Place ID: 5983

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