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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| Breidhovde (RUS) | 67° 13' 00.0" S | 58° 48' 00.0" E | Promontory |
| Name ID: 117238 Place ID: 8215 | |||
| Law Promontory (AUS) | 67° 13' 17.8" S | 58° 47' 02.4" E | Promontory |
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Name ID: 2222
Place ID: 8215
A promontory about 28 km across, situated just west and north-west of Stefansson Bay. This feature appears to have been first mapped with an accuracy by William Scoresby in February 1936. It was photographed from the air by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936-37) and subsequently plotted on the Hansen Atlas Sheet 5 as Breidhovde. First visited by an ANARE party led by Peter W. Crohn in May, 1956. Named after Phillip Law who flew over and photographed this feature in February 1954. |
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| Law Promontory (USA) | 67° 15' 00.0" S | 58° 47' 00.0" E | Promontory |
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Name ID: 127861
Place ID: 8215
A mainly ice-covered promontory 15 mi long, extending generally eastward from the coast at the NW side of Stefansson Bay. First mapped by DI personnel on the William Scoresby in February, 1936. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and called Breidhovde (Broad Knoll). First visited by an ANARE party in 1956, and renamed by ANCA for Phillip Law, who flew over and photographed this feature in February 1954. |
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