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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| Hut Point Peninsula (NZL) | 77° 46' 00.0" S | 166° 51' 00.0" E | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 113600
Place ID: 6801
A long narrow peninsula extending for approximately 28km southward from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island, and forming the south-east shore of Erebus Bay. If a line is taken from between Turks Head to Tyree Head, the feature is approximately 15km wide at the base, coming down to a point at Cape Armitage at the south. It consists of a ridge surmounted by a number of cones and volcanic stumps which much consists of volcanic scoria and compacted ice. Of these Crater Hill is the largest. Stretching towards Mount Discovery, it curiously parallels the peninsulas of Minna Bluff and Brown Island. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF13 |
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| Hut Point Peninsula (RUS) | 77° 48' 00.0" S | 166° 48' 00.0" E | Peninsula |
| Name ID: 118558 Place ID: 6801 | |||
| Hut Point Peninsula (USA) | 77° 46' 00.0" S | 166° 51' 00.0" E | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 126873
Place ID: 6801
Long narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 mi wide and 15 mi long, projecting SW from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island. The BrNAE (1901-04) under Scott built its hut on Hut Point at the S end of the peninsula. Members of the BrAE (1910-13) under Scott, wintering on Cape Evans and often using the hut during their journeys, came to refer to this feature as Hut Point Peninsula. |
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