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 Kinsey (AUS) | 69° 19' 02.8" S | 158° 46' 37.4" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 312
Place ID: 7547
A cape on the coast of Oates Land on the eastern side of Davies Bay. Discovered in February, 1911 from the Terra Nova of the British National Antarctic Expedition (1911-13) under Scott. Photographed by USN Operation Highjump (1946-47). Visited by the ANARE Expedition on the MV Magga Dan led by Phillip Law in March, 1961. Named after J.J. Kinsey, who represented Scott's expedition in New Zealand. |
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| Cape Kinsey (USA) | 69° 19' 00.0" S | 158° 48' 00.0" E | Cape |
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Name ID: 127424
Place ID: 7547
An ice-covered cape at the E side of Davies Bay. Discovered in February 1911 by Lt. H.L.L. Pennell, RN, of the BrAE under Scott. Named by the BrAE for Mr. J.J. Kinsey, who was the official representative of the expedition at Christchurch, New Zealand. |
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