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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| Hespérides Point (GBR) | 62° 38' 36.7" S | 60° 22' 23.3" W | Point |
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Name ID: 109298
Place ID: 6321
Point, N of Johnson Dock and Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands. Named after the Spanish ocean exploration vessel, Hespérides (APC, 1994). |
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| Hespérides Point (USA) | 62° 39' 00.0" S | 60° 23' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 126488
Place ID: 6321
A point of land projecting into South Bay, 1.4 km N of Johnsons Dock, Livingston Island. Recognized by UK-APC in 1994, the name is a translation of the Spanish name "Punta Hesperides," after the Spanish ocean exploration ship Hesperides. |
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| Hespérides Punta (ESP) | 62° 38' 42.9" S | 60° 22' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 107200
Place ID: 6321
En recuerdo del buque Hespérides (campañas antárticas desde 1991). |
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