SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Systerflesene (NOR) 69° 16' 30.0" S 39° 25' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 116160 Place ID: 14355

Three islets E in Lützow-Holmbukta, Kronprins Olav Kyst. Syster=sister.

Systerflesene (RUS) 69° 17' 00.0" S 39° 25' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 120878 Place ID: 14355

Systerflesene Islands (USA) 69° 17' 00.0" S 39° 25' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 132432 Place ID: 14355

Three small islands in a group lying 5 mi W of Hamnenabben Head in the E part of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Systerflesene (the sister islets).

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