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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| Crooked Fjord (AUS) | 68° 39' 18.0" S | 78° 03' 09.0" E | Fjord |
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Name ID: 429
Place ID: 7845
Crooked Fjord is a marine inlet extending from Omega Cove to the western extent of Mule Peninsula, a length of about 11km long. It lies between the Sørsdal Glacier and Mule Peninsula, in the southern part of the Vestfold Hills. |
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| Krok Fjord (USA) | 68° 40' 00.0" S | 78° 00' 00.0" E | Fjord |
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Name ID: 127614
Place ID: 7845
A narrow sinuous fjord, 11 mi long, between Mule Peninsula and Sorsdal Glacier Tongue, at the south end of the Vestfold Hills. Mapped from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and named Krokfjorden (the crooked fjord). |
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| Krokfjorden (RUS) | 68° 40' 00.0" S | 78° 00' 00.0" E | Fjord |
| Name ID: 118886 Place ID: 7845 | |||
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