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
The Ramp (NZL) 77° 38' 00.0" S 166° 26' 00.0" E
Name ID: 114197 Place ID: 11864

Feature n.82 in ACAN minutes of 19/06/2000. The steep rocky slope behind Cape Evans on Ross Island. A local name applied by the BAE, 1910 - 13.

The Ramp (USA) 77° 38' 00.0" S 166° 26' 00.0" E
Name ID: 130544 Place ID: 11864

A steep rocky slope 0.5 mi inland from Cape Evans, Ross Island. The slope is 0.5 mi long and rises to 50 m. Descriptively named by the BrAE, 1910-13.

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