apip_sgssi_gazetteer
fid fid id updated placename previousname displayname level parent acceptdate lat lon description poly rotation featurecol featuretype fontstyle displacementx displacementy derived
apip_sgssi_gazetteer.592 592 91987 18/12/2013 14:44 Asphyxia Plain Asphyxia Plain 11 91870 18/12/2013 -56.2977 -27.5663 Low-lying plain that dominates Zavodovski Island, South Sandwich Islands and supports approximately 1 million breeding pairs of Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica). Named in reference to the previous name of Mount Curry, which until 1975 was named Mount Asphyxia following surveys from HMS Protector in 1962 and 1964, and named in reference to the smell of the volcanic fumes emitted from an active crater south-west of the summit (APC, 2013). 0.0 #000000 P normal 0 0 1