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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25 de Mayo, isla (ARG) | 62° 00' 00.0" S | 58° 30' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 100002 Place ID: 7527 | |||
King George Island (RUS) | 62° 00' 00.0" S | 58° 30' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 118763 Place ID: 7527 | |||
King George Island (GBR) | 62° 00' 18.5" S | 58° 17' 12.1" W | Island |
Name ID: 109624
Place ID: 7527
NE of Nelson Island and SW of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, extending from 57°35' to 59°02'W, was discovered and roughly charted on its N coast by William Smith, 16 October 1819, providing the site of the first landing in Antarctica and being included under the name New South Britain (South Shetland Islands, q.v.). Named King George(')s Island after King George IV of England (GBR, 1821). For further information see British Antarctic Territory Gazetteer. |
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King George Island (USA) | 62° 00' 00.0" S | 58° 15' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 127406
Place ID: 7527
Island 43 mi long and 16 mi wide at its broadest part, lying E of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands. Named about 1820 for the then reigning sovereign of England. |
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Rey Jorge, Isla (CHL) | 62° 03' 00.0" S | 58° 15' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 106159
Place ID: 7527
Su nombre data del año 1820 y se le dio por el entonces soberano reinante de Inglaterra. Mide 44 millas de largo por 15 de ancho, es la más extensa de las islas Shetland del Sur. La isla es de aspecto macizo y altura moderada, máxima 655 mts. Está totalmente cubierta por una gruesa capa de hielo de la que sobresalen algunos picachos. |
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