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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| Melville Peak (GBR) | 62° 01' 15.7" S | 57° 40' 16.1" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 110111
Place ID: 9415
rising to 550m W of Cape Melville (q.v.), King George Island, was called Mont Melville by FAE, 1908-10, in association with the cape (Bongrain, 1914, vue 2 following p.60). Mont Meerille, in error (Bongrain, 1914, Pl.2 (upper photograph) following p.60). Melville Peak (Hill and others, chart, 1937b; BA chart 3205, 2.ix.1938; APC, 1955, p.15; DOS 610 sheet W 62 56, 1968). Pico Melville (Chile. DNH chart L, 1947; Pierrou, 1970, p.516; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.199). Punta Melville (Argentina. MM chart 110, 1949). Pic Melville (France. SHM, 1954, p.44). |
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| Melville Peak (USA) | 62° 01' 00.0" S | 57° 41' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 128787
Place ID: 9415
Prominent peak surmounting Cape Melville, the E cape of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This peak, which was probably known to early sealers in the area, was charted by the FrAE under Charcot, 1908-10. It takes its name from nearby Cape Melville. |
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| Melville, Pico (CHL) | 62° 00' 00.0" S | 57° 32' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 105931
Place ID: 9415
Este pico fue probablemente conocido por los cazadores de focas de esta área y cartogra fiado por la Expedición Antártica Francesa de los años 1908-1910, que trabajó liderada por el Dr. Jean B. Charcot. Su nombre probablemente fue tomado por la cercanía con que se encuentra del cabo. Pico prominente que supera al cabo Melville, ubicado en el extremo SE de la isla Rey Jorge, en las islas Shetland del Sur. |
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