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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| Båkeneset (NOR) | 71° 21' 00.0" S | 2° 50' 00.0" W | Head |
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Name ID: 114846
Place ID: 786
NW-most point in Ahlmannryggen, Maudheimvidda. Båke=beacon. |
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| Båkeneset Headland (USA) | 71° 23' 00.0" S | 2° 48' 00.0" W | Head |
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Name ID: 122112
Place ID: 786
An ice-covered headland, marked by Baken Nunatak near the seaward end, forming the NW extremity of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Bakeneset (the beacon cape). |
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| Juzhnyje Island (AUS) | 66° 11' 19.7" S | 100° 18' 06.1" E | Island |
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Name ID: 786
Place ID: 7294
The southernmost large island of the Taylor Islands in the Bunger Hills. There are cliffs along the northern coast and the highest point on the island is on the northern coast. From there a saddle runs across to another rounded peak roughly in the middle and there is a gully running northwards on the western side of the island towards the saddle. The island was charted by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1956. |
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