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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| Moureaux Point (GBR) | 63° 57' 00.0" S | 61° 49' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 110255
Place ID: 9918
N point of Liège Island, Palmer Archipelago, was charted by FAE, 1903-05, and named Pointe Moureaux after T. Moureaux, Head of the Magnetic Service, Parc Saint-Maur, Paris, at the time (Charcot, 1906a, map facing p.316; BA, 1916, p.403). Moureaux Point (BA chart 3205, vii.1909; 25.iii.1937; APC, 1955, p.15; BA chart 3205, 23.xi.1962). Cape Moureaux (Lester, 1920-22a, Vol.6, p.145). Moureaux P. (HA chart, 1928). Punta Moureaux (Chile. DNH chart LI, 1947; Pierrou, 1970, p.534; Chile. IHA, 1974, p.205). Punta Moreaux [sic] (Argentina. MM chart OO, 1954). Monreaux [sic] Point (USHO, 1956, p.20). The point was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57. |
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| Moureaux Point (USA) | 63° 57' 00.0" S | 61° 49' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 129160
Place ID: 9918
Point which forms the N extremity of Liege Island, in Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the FrAE under Charcot, 1903-05, who named it for T. Moureaux, director of the Parc Saint-Maur Observatory, near Paris. |
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| Moureaux, punta (ARG) | 63° 57' 00.0" S | 61° 49' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 101624 Place ID: 9918 | |||
| Moureaux, Punta (CHL) | 63° 58' 00.0" S | 61° 50' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 105968
Place ID: 9918
Punta descubierta por la Expedición Antártica Francesa del Dr. Jean B. Charcot, que se realizó entre 1903-1905, fue denominado así en honor a T. Moureaux, director del Observatorio Parc Saint- Maur cerca de París. Punta que se forma en el extremo N de la isla Lieja en el archipiélago de Palmer. |
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