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.
Showing all 2 place names.
| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kring Islands (AUS) | 67° 09' 32.4" S | 58° 34' 05.5" E | Island |
|
Name ID: 816
Place ID: 7837
Two islands and a number of rocks in the western part of Long Sound between Broka Island and Law Promontory. ANARE air photography has shown the feature to be more than one island. |
|||
| Kring Islands (USA) | 67° 10' 00.0" S | 58° 30' 00.0" E | Island |
|
Name ID: 127607
Place ID: 7837
Two islands and numerous rocks lying at the E side of Bell Bay along the coast of Enderby Land. Mapped as one island by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Kringla (the ring). ANARE air photos of 1959 show the feature to be more than one island. |
|||
Showing all 2 place names.