Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| Horse Bluff (GBR) | 71° 18' 00.0" S | 67° 34' 00.0" W | Bluff |
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Name ID: 109383
Place ID: 6618
between Ryder Glacier and McArthur Glacier, George VI Sound, following surveys by BAS from "Stonington Island" and "Fossil Bluff" from 1970, was called Horse Point from a distinctive rock feature resembling a horse's head on the slopes above the point (Bishop and Walton, 1977, map p.503). Horse Bluff (APC, 1980, p.4; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/14, 2-DOS 1984). |
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| Horse Bluff (USA) | 71° 18' 00.0" S | 67° 34' 00.0" W | Bluff |
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Name ID: 126714
Place ID: 6618
A coastal bluff at the W side of Tindley Peaks, Rymill Coast, Palmer Land, overlooking George VI Sound. Surveyed by BAS from 1970, and so named from a distinctive feature on the bluff resembling a horse's head. |
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