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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| Kosar Point (GBR) | 71° 08' 00.0" S | 73° 08' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 109658
Place ID: 7764
Westernmost point of Eroica Peninsula, Beethoven Peninsula, Alexander Island. Named after Cdr. William S. Kosar, USN, Aviation Projects Officer, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation in 1975. |
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| Kosar Point (USA) | 71° 08' 00.0" S | 73° 07' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 127561
Place ID: 7764
Snow-covered point forming the W end of Eroica Peninsula, SW Alexander Island. Photographed from the air by RARE in 1947 and mapped from these photographs by FIDS in 1960. Mapped by USGS from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1967-68 and from Landsat imagery taken 1972-73. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. William S. Kosar, USN, assigned to the Division of Polar Programs, NSF, as aviation projects officer, 1975-77. He was instrumental in modifying LC-130 aircraft to provide longer range in support of extensive radio echo sounding missions. |
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