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
Kroshka Island (USA) 70° 40' 00.0" S 2° 05' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 127619 Place ID: 7858

The smaller of two ice-covered islands lying close together in the Fimbul Ice Shelf, along the coast of Queen Maud Land. The feature was first mapped by the SovAE in 1961 and named Kupol Kroshka (crumb dome).

Kroshka, cupol (RUS) 70° 39' 00.0" S 2° 00' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 118894 Place ID: 7858

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