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 |
---|---|---|---|
Marégraphe Island (USA) | 66° 40' 00.0" S | 140° 00' 00.0" E | Island |
Name ID: 128415
Place ID: 8979
Small rocky island 0.05 mi W of the N end of Carrel Island in the Géologie Archipelago. Charted in 1951 by the FrAE and so named by them because a recording tide gauge, or marigraph, was placed on the island and obtained data during 1951 and 1952. |
|||
Marégraphe, Îlot du (FRA) | 66° 40' 08.0" S | 140° 00' 30.0" E | Island |
Name ID: 107343
Place ID: 8979
Îlot rocheux, appelé auparavant Île du Marégraphe, situé dans l'archipel de Pointe-Géologie, à l'extrémité sud-ouest du chenal Pedersen. Nom donné au lieu d'implantation de l'observatoire de marées, mis en place par B. Imbert durant une période de 10 jours en 1951. |
Showing all 2 place names.