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
Andretoppen (NOR) 68° 14' 00.0" S 42° 27' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 114800 Place ID: 10234

Mountain about 70 km W of Carstensfjella at Kronprins Olav Kyst. Andre=second. Norwegian translation of the original Japanese name Niban Iwa.

Niban Iwa (JPN) 68° 16' 00.0" S 42° 29' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 112467 Place ID: 10234

A coastal rock exposure (2.9 km2) mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-62. It was named Niban Iwa (second rock) because of the second easternmost rock reached by the JARE-1 trip, 1957.

Niban iwa (RUS) 68° 17' 00.0" S 42° 18' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 119637 Place ID: 10234

Niban Rock (USA) 68° 14' 00.0" S 42° 28' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 129385 Place ID: 10234

A rock which protrudes into the sea 8 mi SW of Cape Hinode, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-62, and named Niban-iwa (number two rock).

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