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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Sound (USA) | 67° 09' 00.0" S | 58° 40' 00.0" E | Sound |
|
Name ID: 127772
Place ID: 8083
Sound 1.5 mi wide at its narrowest point and 9 mi long, lying between the group of islands that include Broka and Havstein Islands and the Law Promontory. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January-February 1937 and named Langsundet (the long sound). |
|||
| Long Sound (AUS) | 67° 08' 28.0" S | 58° 40' 56.3" E | Sound |
|
Name ID: 2480
Place ID: 8083
A sound about 3 km wide in its narrowest part and about 20 km long, E-W, which separates Broka and Havstein Islands from Law Promontory in Kemp Land. First visited by an ANARE sledging party led by Robert Dovers in 1954. |
|||
Showing all 2 place names.