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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| Ingrid Christensen Coast (AUS) | 69° 30' 00.0" S | 77° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
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Name ID: 354
Place ID: 6895
The coast of Princess Elizabeth Land. This coast was charted by a Norwegian expedition under Capt. Klarius Mikkelsen in February, 1935, when a landing was made in the Vestfold Hills. Named after the wife of Lars Christensen, Norwegian whaling magnate. |
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| Ingrid Christensen Coast (USA) | 69° 30' 00.0" S | 77° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
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Name ID: 126937
Place ID: 6895
That portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Jennings Promontory, in 7233E, and the western end of the West Ice Shelf in 8124E. The coast was discovered and a landing made on Vestfold Hills, February 20, 1935, by Capt. Klarius Mikkelsen in the Thorshavn, a vessel owned by Norwegian whaling magnate Lars Christensen. Named for Ingrid Christensen, wife of Lars Christensen, who sailed in Antarctic waters with her husband. The southwestern portion of this coast was discovered and photographed from the air by USN Operation Highjump in March 1947. |
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| Ingrid Christensen Kyst (RUS) | 69° 00' 00.0" S | 79° 00' 00.0" E | Coast |
| Name ID: 118575 Place ID: 6895 | |||
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