Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Horn Bluff (AUS) | 68° 21' 15.6" S | 149° 45' 48.8" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 218
Place ID: 6600
A prominent rock promontory on the northern side of an island off the coast of George V Land. The bluff rises to about 325 m above sea level and is marked by the columnar structure of the dolerite forming the upper part of it. It is on the western side of Deakin Bay. Discovered by AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after W.A. Horn of Adelaide, a patron of the expedition. The bluff was shown to be on an island, separated from the continental ice coast, by ANARE air photographs taken in 1962. |
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| Horn Bluff (RUS) | 68° 25' 00.0" S | 149° 49' 00.0" E | Bluff |
| Name ID: 118507 Place ID: 6600 | |||
| Horn Bluff (USA) | 68° 21' 00.0" S | 149° 45' 00.0" E | Bluff |
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Name ID: 126699
Place ID: 6600
A prominent rocky headland on the northern side of the coastal island at the western side of Deakin Bay. The feature rises to 325 m and is marked by the columnar structure of the dolerite forming the upper part of it. Discovered and mapped as part of the mainland by the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who applied the name for W.A. Horn of Adelaide, a patron of the expedition. The headland was shown to be on an island by ANARE air photos taken in 1962. |
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