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
Omega Glacier (USA) 68° 37' 00.0" S 41° 01' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 129656 Place ID: 10619

A glacier flowing to the coast just S of Cape Omega in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-62, who gave the name.

Omega HyĆ“ga (JPN) 68° 37' 00.0" S 41° 03' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 112484 Place ID: 10619

A glacier flowing to the sea just south of Omega Misaki. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-59.

Omegabreen (NOR) 68° 37' 00.0" S 41° 00' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 115706 Place ID: 10619

Glacier on the S side of Kapp Omega on Kronprins Olav Kyst. From neighbouring name: Kapp Omega.

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