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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| Irigoyen, punta (ARG) | 64° 49' 00.0" S | 62° 54' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 101213 Place ID: 9969 | |||
| Muñoz Point (GBR) | 64° 50' 00.0" S | 62° 54' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 110270
Place ID: 9969
SE point of Lemaire Island (q.v.), Danco Coast, was charted by BAE, 1920-22, and called Lemaire Point (Lester, 1920-22a, Vol.4, p.73); recharted by CAE, 1950-51, and named Punta Muñoz after Roberto Labra Muñoz, in charge of "General Bernardo O'Higgins Station", 1950-51 (Chile. DNH chart 511, 1951; IHA, 1974, p.206). Muñoz Point (APC, 1980, p.4). Punta Irigoyen, so called by AAE after Cmdte Gen. Irigoyen (Argentina. MD, 1978, letter I). |
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| Muñoz Point (USA) | 64° 50' 00.0" S | 62° 54' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 129205
Place ID: 9969
The SE point of Lemaire Island, Danco Coast, Graham Land. First mapped by the BelgAE, 1897-99. Named "Punta Munoz" by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition, 1950-51, after Roberto Labra Munoz, in charge of General Bernardo O'Higgins Station, 1950-51. |
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| Muñoz, Punta (CHL) | 64° 50' 00.0" S | 62° 54' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 105971
Place ID: 9969
Denominada por la V Expedición Antártica Chilena, realizada entre 1950-1951, por un integrante de la comisión. Punta situada en el extremo E de la isla Lemaire. La punta es alta y escarpada de relieve irregular. |
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