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.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Hells Gate (NZL) | 74° 51' 00.0" S | 163° 48' 00.0" E | Gate |
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Name ID: 113516
Place ID: 6225
A small area of the confluent ice of the Nansen Sheet between Inexpressible Island and the Northern Foothills, and discharging into Evans Cove along the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered and explored by the Northern Party, led by Campbell, of the BAE, 1910-13, who were camped near here during the winter of 1912 and gave it this expressive name. |
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| Hells Gate (USA) | 74° 51' 00.0" S | 163° 48' 00.0" E | Gate |
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Name ID: 126398
Place ID: 6225
A narrows located near the E edge of the Nansen Ice Sheet, lying just N of Evans Cove between Inexpressible Island and the Northern Foothills, Victoria Land. First explored and mapped by the Northern Party of the BrAE, 1910-13, who gave the feature this expressive name. |
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