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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| Markham Island (NZL) | 74° 36' 00.0" S | 164° 55' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 113834
Place ID: 9013
A high island with vertical sides about 1 mile in diameter, lying south of Oscar Island and about 20 miles west of Cape Washington, along the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered in February 1900 by the BAE, 1898-1900, which named this island for Sir Clements Markham, then President of the Royal Geographical Society. |
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| Markham Island (RUS) | 74° 46' 00.0" S | 164° 28' 00.0" E | Island |
| Name ID: 119239 Place ID: 9013 | |||
| Markham Island (USA) | 74° 36' 00.0" S | 164° 55' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 128441
Place ID: 9013
A small but conspicuous island lying just off Oscar Point in the N part of Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land. Discovered in February 1900 by the BrAE (1898-1900) under C.E. Borchgrevink, who named it for Sir Clements Markham. |
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