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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| Cape Jules (RUS) | 66° 44' 00.0" S | 140° 54' 00.0" E | Cape |
| Name ID: 118668 Place ID: 7256 | |||
| Cape Jules (USA) | 66° 44' 00.0" S | 140° 55' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 136129
Place ID: 7256
Rocky cape with a small cove along its N end, 3 mi W of Zelee Glacier Tongue. Discovered and named by the French expedition under d'Urville, 1837-40. Jules is the given name of the discoverer, Capt. Jules Dumont d'Urville, as well as his son. The area was charted by the AAE in 1912-13, and again by the BANZARE in 1931, both under Mawson. The FrAE under Barre established astronomical control at this locality in 1951. |
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| Jules, Cap (FRA) | 66° 44' 30.0" S | 140° 55' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 107326
Place ID: 7256
Grand cap rocheux baptisé par J. Dumont d'Urville, situé à l'ouest du glacier de la Zélée ; nom donné en souvenir du prénom des deux premiers fils de Dumont d'Urville et tout particulièrement du second qu'il affectionnait tout particulièrement, après la mort de ses autres enfants. |
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