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
Nålegga (NOR) 72° 39' 00.0" S 4° 04' 00.0" W Ridge
Name ID: 115644 Place ID: 10056

Mountain ridge W-most in Borgmassivet, N in Seilkapffjella, Borgmassivet, Maudheimvidda. Nål=needle.

Nålegga Ridge (USA) 72° 39' 00.0" S 4° 03' 00.0" W Ridge
Name ID: 129260 Place ID: 10056

A narrow rock ridge marking the N end of Seilkopf Peaks in the Borg Massif, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and named Nalegga (the needle ridge).

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