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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| Kirkwan, ensenada (ARG) | 72° 21' 00.0" S | 68° 30' 00.0" W | Inlet |
| Name ID: 134036 Place ID: 7571 | |||
| Kirwan Inlet (RUS) | 72° 20' 00.0" S | 69° 00' 00.0" W | Inlet |
| Name ID: 118783 Place ID: 7571 | |||
| Kirwan Inlet (GBR) | 72° 15' 00.0" S | 68° 41' 00.0" W | Inlet |
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Name ID: 109637
Place ID: 7571
on George VI Sound, SE Alexander Island, was surveyed by FIDS from "Stonington Island", 11 November 1949, and named after Archibald Laurence Patrick (later Sir Laurence) Kirwan (b. 1907), Director and Secretary, RGS, 1945-75; author of The white road: a survey of polar exploration (London, 1959) (APC, 1955, p.13; DCS 601 sheet W 72 68, 1956; BAS 250P sheet SS 19-21/1, 1-DOS 1974). Zaliv Keruan (Soviet Union. MMF chart, 1961). Ledyanoy Zaliv Keruan (Soviet Union. AA, 1966, Pl.24). |
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| Kirwan Inlet (USA) | 72° 21' 00.0" S | 68° 50' 00.0" W | Inlet |
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Name ID: 127444
Place ID: 7571
Inlet in the SE corner of Alexander Island, 12 mi wide at its mouth and indenting 7 mi, opening on George VI Sound. The inlet is ice filled and merges almost imperceptibly with the rising ice slopes of Alexander Island to the west. Roughly mapped in 1949 by the FIDS, and named by the UK-APC for Laurence P. Kirwan, Director and Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. |
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