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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kvars Promontory (AUS) | 67° 01' 31.1" S | 57° 02' 28.7" E | Promontory |
|
Name ID: 2221
Place ID: 7942
A rocky promontory on the southern shore of Edward VIII Gulf. First visited by an ANARE sledging party led by Robert G. Dovers in 1954. |
|||
| Kvarsnes Foreland (USA) | 67° 02' 00.0" S | 57° 00' 00.0" E | Promontory |
|
Name ID: 127656
Place ID: 7942
Prominent, rocky foreland projecting into the S side of Edward VIII Bay close W of the Oygarden Group. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, who named it Kvarsnes. |
|||
Showing all 2 place names.