Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica explained

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.

, 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 States13,192
United Kingdom5,040
Russia4,808
New Zealand2,597
Australia2,551
Argentina2,545
Chile1,866
Norway1,706
Bulgaria1,450
Germany393
Poland365
China359
Japan345
France223
GEBCO182
Belgium117
Italy53
Spain35
South Korea27
India21
Ecuador9
Uruguay5
South Africa2
Canada2
Ukraine1

National Authorities for Antarctic place-names

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