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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| Moyes Islands (AUS) | 67° 00' 12.4" S | 143° 55' 58.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 775
Place ID: 9926
A group of small islands off the coast on the western side of Watt Bay, George V Land. Discovered by AAE (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, who named them after M.H. Moyes, a member of the expedition. |
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| Moyes Islands (USA) | 67° 01' 00.0" S | 143° 51' 00.0" E | Island |
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Name ID: 129166
Place ID: 9926
A group of small islands lying in the W part of Watt Bay, 2.5 mi SE of Cape-Pigeon Rocks. Discovered by the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who named them for Morton H. Moyes who served as meteorologist with the expedition. |
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