Name details

Scharffenbergbotnen

Scharffenbergbotnen (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Scharffenbergbotnen  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Norway Gazetteer Id 115904

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from Norway. It is part of the Norway Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Corrie between Bergesennuten, Torsviktoppen, Wrighthamaren, Engenhovet and Gerhardsennuten in Sivorgfjella, Heimefrontfjella in Maudheimvidda. After Johan Scharffenberg, b. 1869, medical doctor. Appealed boldly and openly in newspapers and at public meetings during the first months of occupation for resistance against the Nazi system.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
74° 34' 30.0" S
-74.57500°
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Longitude:
11° 05' 30.0" W
-11.09167°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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