Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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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| León, pasaje (ARG) | 64° 39' 00.0" S | 63° 09' 00.0" W | Sound |
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| León, Seno (CHL) | 64° 39' 00.0" S | 63° 10' 00.0" W | Sound |
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Name ID: 105833
Place ID: 8491
Fue descubierto por la Expedición Antártica Belga entre los años 1897-1899, liderada por el teniente Adrien de Gerlache. El nombre aparece en un mapa que se basa en un levantamiento de 1927 hecho por el personal del Discovery. Su nombre se debe a su cercanía con la isla León. Seno que se encuentra en la desembocadura del glaciar León, a 10 millas al SW de punta Van Ryswyck en la costa SE de la isla Anvers, en el archipiélago de Palmer. |
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| Lion Sound (GBR) | 64° 39' 00.0" S | 63° 09' 00.0" W | Sound |
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Name ID: 109848
Place ID: 8491
between Anvers Island and Lion Island, was charted by DI in 1927 and so named in association with Lion Island (q.v.) (BA chart 3213, 14.i.1929; APC, 1955, p.14; BA chart 3566, 16.x.1959). Seno Lion (Argentina. MM chart 106, 1949). Seno León (Argentina. MM, 1953, p.268; Pierrou, 1970, p.479; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.182). |
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| Lion Sound (USA) | 64° 40' 00.0" S | 63° 09' 00.0" W | Sound |
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Name ID: 128088
Place ID: 8491
Small passage between Lion Island and the SE coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the BelgAE, 1897-99, under Gerlache. The name appears on a map based on a 1927 survey by DI personnel on the Discovery. Named for its association with Lion Island. |
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