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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| Hoffman Point (NZL) | 79° 19' 29.0" S | 160° 34' 00.8" E | Point |
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Name ID: 140310
Place ID: 6459
An ice-covered coastal point at the south side of the mouth of Bertoglio Glacier, where the latter flows into Ross Ice Shelf, and opposite Cape Lankester to the north. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ML07 |
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| Hoffman Point (USA) | 79° 20' 00.0" S | 160° 30' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 126586
Place ID: 6459
An ice-covered coastal point at the S side of the mouth of Bertoglio Glacier, where the latter flows into Ross Ice Shelf. Mapped by the USGS from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. G.L. Hoffman, CEC, USN, commander of Mobile Construction Battalion Eight at McMurdo Station in USN OpDFrz 1964. |
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