Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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.
Showing all 4 place names.
| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Passage (GBR) | 65° 52' 00.0" S | 65° 10' 00.0" W | Passage |
|
Name ID: 109215
Place ID: 6043
between Larrouy Island and Tadpole Island to W, and Straggle Islands and Graham Coast to E, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57, and charted by an RN Hydrographic Survey Unit in co-operation with FIDS, 1957-58; in conjunction with the name Maskelyne Passage (q.v.), named after John Harrison (1693-1776), English horologist who gave the first definitive solution to the problem of determining longitude at sea (APC, 1959a p.7; BA chart 3573, 26.viii.1960). Paso Harrison (Chile. IHA, 1974, p.149). |
|||
| Harrison Passage (USA) | 65° 53' 00.0" S | 65° 11' 00.0" W | Passage |
|
Name ID: 126237
Place ID: 6043
A passage between Larrouy and Tadpole Islands to the W, and Llanquihue Islands and the W coast of Graham Land to the east. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-57, and mapped from these photos by the FIDS. Named by the UK-APC in 1959 for John Harrison (1693-1776), English horologist who first definitely solved the problem of determining longitude at sea. |
|||
| Harrison, pasaje (ARG) | 65° 52' 00.0" S | 65° 10' 00.0" W | Passage |
| Name ID: 101114 Place ID: 6043 | |||
| Harrison, Paso (CHL) | 65° 53' 00.0" S | 65° 10' 00.0" W | Passage |
|
Name ID: 105667
Place ID: 6043
El nombre fue puesto por L. Harrison Matthews, zoólogo británico miembro de las Investigaciones Discovery. Recibe este nombre el paso que corre por el E de la isla Larrouy y la separa de las islas Llanquihue, presenta una gran profundidad y es navegable para toda clase de buques. |
|||
Showing all 4 place names.