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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| Krogh Island (GBR) | 66° 17' 00.0" S | 67° 00' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 109670
Place ID: 7842
one of the Biscoe Islands (q.v.) between Lavoisier Island and Dubois Island, was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57; in association with the names of pioneers of cold-climate physiology grouped in this area, named after August Krogh (1874-1949), Danish physiologist, who studied human metabolism, the functional activity of the capillaries and blood circulation in cold climates; Nobel Laureate in physiology, 1920 (APC, 1960, p.5; BA chart 3571, 14.vii.1961). Kroch [sic] Island (BA, 1974, p.197). |
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| Krogh Island (USA) | 66° 17' 00.0" S | 67° 00' 00.0" W | Island |
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Name ID: 127612
Place ID: 7842
Island about 5 mi long lying close W of the S part of Lavoisier Island, Biscoe Islands. Mapped from air photos taken by FIDASE (1956-57). Named by UK-APC for August Krogh (1874-1949), Danish physiologist who specialized in the functional activity of the capillaries, pioneer of studies of human metabolism and blood circulation in cold climates. |
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| Krogh, isla (ARG) | 66° 17' 00.0" S | 67° 00' 00.0" W | Island |
| Name ID: 101293 Place ID: 7842 | |||
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