Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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 |
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| Payer Mountains (RUS) | 71° 50' 00.0" S | 14° 20' 00.0" E | Mountain |
| Name ID: 119884 Place ID: 10987 | |||
| Payer Mountains (USA) | 72° 02' 00.0" S | 14° 35' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 129929
Place ID: 10987
A group of scattered mountains extending N-S for about 23 mi, standing 10 mi E of the Weyprecht Mountains and forming the eastern half of the Hoel Mountains in central Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the GerAE under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for Julius Payer, Austrian explorer, who in company with Karl Weyprecht discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873. |
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| Payerfjella (NOR) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 14° 30' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 115738
Place ID: 10987
Mountain area E-most in Hoelfjella, E in Fimbulheimen. After Julius Payer, Austrian explorer, who in company with Karl Weyprecht discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873. |
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| Payergruppe (DEU) | 72° 00' 00.0" S | 14° 35' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 107038
Place ID: 10987
SE of Otto-von-Gruber-Gebirge and E of Weyprechtberge,the E and S-most group of ridges and nunataks (Norwegian name Payerfjella) explored during the 1938/39 expedition comprises Kvœvefjellet, Kvœvenutane, Spraglegga, Linnormen and Steinfila, Hoelfjella, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher. |
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