Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research

Summary

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is located in Cambridge^[3].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is in the country of GB^[5].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is on the continent of Antarctica^[6].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's instance of is recorded as organization^[7].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[8].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge^[9].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's Commons category is recorded as Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research^[10].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's chairperson is recorded as Gary Wilson^[11].
• 1958 marks the founding of Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research^[12].
• 2008-07-04 marks the founding of Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research^[13].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's parent organization or unit is recorded as International Council for Science^[14].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's official website is recorded as http://www.scar.org^[15].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[16].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[17].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}^[18].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's legal form is recorded as charitable organization^[19].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's legal form is recorded as 4GJI^[20].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SCAR'}^[21].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+655354'}^[22].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+592601'}^[23].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+596872'}^[24].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+650477'}^[25].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+546877'}^[26].
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+480806'}^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800R21A7I7O2WVI21^[28]

• Registered legal name: Scientific Committee On Antarctic Research^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 4GJI^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[34]

• Entity created: 2008-07-04^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2018-01-03^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-05-17^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-05-16^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000589^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 1124840^[41]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1958^[12] and 2008-07-04^[13].

Identity

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SCAR'}^[21].

Leadership

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's chairperson is recorded as Gary Wilson^[11].

Operations

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as International Council for Science^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research include Scar Inlet^[43], a fjord^[44].

Why It Matters

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Works attributed to it include Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica^[47], a gazetteer^[48]. Entities named for it include Scar Inlet^[43], a fjord^[44].