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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| McDonald Beach (NZL) | 77° 15' 05.5" S | 166° 22' 12.2" E | Beach |
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Name ID: 113876
Place ID: 9260
A large beach extending 3km between Keys Point to the north and Harrison Bluff to the south, approximately 12km southwest of Cape Bird. The beach consists of alternating prograded storm-wave beaches separated by shallow hollows occupied by ponds. Towards its southern end the prograded part of the beach merges with a low and extensive stream fan which in part was cut back to a low cliff edge before the present phase of progradation commenced. Behind the fan towards the southern end of the beach another cliff rises to an undulating glaciated bench, 45 to 60 metres high, on which the southernmost of the three Adelie Penguin rookeries of the Cape Bird district is situated. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-ME13 |
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| McDonald Beach (USA) | 77° 15' 00.0" S | 166° 21' 00.0" E | Beach |
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Name ID: 128648
Place ID: 9260
An extensive beach lying W of Inclusion Hill and 6 mi SW of Cape Bird on Ross Island. Named by the NZGSAE, 1958-59, after Capt. Edwin A. McDonald, then Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, who provided extensive transport and other facilities to the NZGSAE in support of the survey of the Cape Bird area. |
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