Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

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Place names from the Composite Antarctic Gazetteer on a topographic map of Ross Island Ross Island Map USGS 250k.png
Place names from the Composite Antarctic Gazetteer on a topographic map of Ross Island
Place names from the Composite Antarctic Gazetteer on a topographic map of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains Vinson-Map.jpg
Place names from the Composite Antarctic Gazetteer on a topographic map of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains
Place names of diverse national origins from the Composite Antarctic Gazetteer on a topographic map of the South Shetland Islands Livingston-Island-Map-2010.jpg
Place names of diverse national origins from the Composite Antarctic Gazetteer on a topographic map of the South Shetland Islands

The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features. The Gazetteer includes also parts of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) gazetteer for under-sea features situated south of 60° south latitude.

As of May 2019, the overall content of the CGA amounts to 37,893 geographic names for 19,803 features including some 500 features with two or more entirely different names, contributed by the following sources:

CountryNames
United States 13,192
United Kingdom 5,040
Russia 4,808
New Zealand 2,597
Australia 2,551
Argentina 2,545
Chile 1,866
Norway 1,706
Bulgaria 1,450
Germany 393
Poland 365
China 359
Japan 345
France 223
GEBCO 182
Belgium 117
Italy 53
Spain 35
South Korea 27
India 21
Ecuador 9
Uruguay 5
South Africa 2
Canada 2
Ukraine 1

National Authorities for Antarctic place-names

Country / Official authority

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sea Lion Glacier</span>

Sea Lion Glacier is the site of an isolated 350 metres (1,150 ft) long glacier on Hurd Peninsula, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is located southwest of Hesperides Hill and northwest of Atlantic Club Ridge, separated from the latter by Sea Lion Tarn, and terminating on the South Bay coast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Varna Peninsula</span> Peninsula in Antarctica

Varna Peninsula is a roughly rectangular predominantly ice-covered peninsula forming the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is bounded by Hero Bay to the northwest, by Moon Bay to the southeast, and by McFarlane Strait to the northeast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vergilov Rocks</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Start Point (Livingston Island)</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antarctic Place-names Commission</span> Body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Desolation Island (South Shetland Islands)</span> Island in Antarctica

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valchedram Island</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Williams Point</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vardim Rocks</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Telish Rock</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Essex Point</span>

Essex Point is a point at the northwest end of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It forms the west side of the entrance to Barclay Bay and the northeast side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove, and is surmounted by Drong Hill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Window Island</span> Island in Antarctica

Window Island is a small ice-free island off the north coast of Ray Promontory in the northwest of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island has a surface area of 23 hectares and rises to 72 m (236 ft). It was known to the early 19th century sealers operating on Byers Peninsula.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sally Rocks</span> Rocks in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eddystone Rocks (South Shetland Islands)</span> Group of two rocks in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Eddystone Rocks is a group of two rocks lying to the northwest of Rugged Island off western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Las Palmas Glacier</span>

Las Palmas Glacier is a glacier flowing west-northwest from Hurd Dome and terminating at Las Palmas Cove, South Bay, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The name was given by the Spanish Antarctic Expedition, about 1991, after the ship Las Palmas of the Spanish Antarctic campaigns since 1988.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smolensk Strait</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toledo Island</span> Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pindarev Island</span> Antarctic island

Pindarev Island is the 250 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 115 m wide flat rocky island in Nishava Cove separated from the north coast of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands by a 35 m wide passage. Its surface area is 1.9 ha. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kianida Reef</span> Antarctic reef

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