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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| Cape Bage (AUS) | 67° 44' 34.9" S | 146° 28' 23.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 291
Place ID: 749
A prominent point on the coast of George V Land, between Murphy Bay and Ainsworth Bay. Discovered in 1912 by the A.A.E. under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named it after Lieut. R. Bage, R.A.E., a member of the expedition. |
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| Cape Bage (RUS) | 67° 46' 00.0" S | 146° 30' 00.0" E | Cape |
| Name ID: 116927 Place ID: 749 | |||
| Cape Bage (USA) | 67° 43' 00.0" S | 146° 34' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 122091
Place ID: 749
A prominent point on the coast between Murphy Bay and Ainsworth Bay. Discovered in 1912 by the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Lt. R. Bage, the expedition's astronomer, assistant magnetician and recorder of tides. |
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| Shimmering Icefield (AUS) | 76° 40' 00.1" S | 159° 43' 59.9" E | Ice field |
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Name ID: 749
Place ID: 13174
An icefield between the Shipton and Tilman Ridges in the Allan Hills. Discovered by the NZARP Allan Hills Expedition (1964). So named because of the lustre it had when viewed against the sun. |
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