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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| Azimut, caleta, punta (ARG) | 63° 45' 00.0" S | 58° 18' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 100166
Place ID: 715
Sobre el canal Príncipe Gustavo donde desemboca el gran glaciar Russell, frente a isla Larga, costa oriental de la península Antártica. Topónimo propuesto por el Capitán V.I. Russell en junio de 1948, así llamadas porque el sol azimutal marca al fondo la mejor ruta de trineos. SHN carta H-713. |
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| Azimuth Hill (GBR) | 63° 45' 00.0" S | 58° 16' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 107615
Place ID: 715
rising to 85m on Prince Gustav Channel, S of Russell East Glacier, Trinity Peninsula, following survey by FIDS from Hope Bay in July 1946 was so named because a sun azimuth was obtained there (APC, 1955, p.4; BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962). Punta Azimut (Argentina. AA, 1991 p.4). |
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| Azimuth Hill (USA) | 63° 45' 00.0" S | 58° 16' 00.0" W | Hill |
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Name ID: 122067
Place ID: 715
A low rocky outcrop (85 m) which extends to Prince Gustav Channel just S of the mouth of Russell East Glacier, Trinity Peninsula. So named by FIDS following a 1946 survey because a sun azimuth was obtained from a cairn built near the E end of the outcrop. |
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| Radio Hill (AUS) | 66° 33' 00.0" S | 93° 00' 00.0" E | Hill |
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Name ID: 715
Place ID: 11817
A small hill just south-west of the main part of the station at Mirny. Discovered by members of the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1956) and called Sopka Radio (Radio Hill). |
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