They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 after the sperm whale, " Physeter catodon ".
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They are named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee ( UK-APC ) in 1960 after the sperm whale, Physeter catodon.
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For the sperm whale Linn�us 1758 established three subjective synonyms, " Physeter macrocephalus ", " Physeter catodon ", and " Physeter microps ".
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Although ambergris is produced in the digestive tract of the sperm whale ( " Physeter catodon "; " P . macrocephalus " ), it was believed by the ancients of Israel to be derived from a " sea-creature " which fed on an underwater aromatic tree, and which later it expectorated and was washed ashore.