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
Mount Ruth Gade (NZL) 85° 37' 00.0" S 164° 40' 00.0" W Mountain
Name ID: 114284 Place ID: 12538

Discovered in November 1911, by Capt. Roald Amundsen who named it for Ruth Sibley Gade, wife of the Norwegian American architect John Allyne Gade (brother of Fredrik Herman Gade). Armundsen was a guest of the Gades in New York before his expedition. Mr Gade made a substantial contribution to Armundsen's expedition.

Mount Ruth Gade (RUS) 85° 37' 00.0" S 164° 20' 00.0" W Mountain
Name ID: 120353 Place ID: 12538

Mount Ruth Gade (USA) 85° 37' 00.0" S 164° 40' 00.0" W Mountain
Name ID: 131074 Place ID: 12538

Discovered in November 1911, by Capt. Roald Amundsen who named it for Ruth Sibley Gade, wife of the Norwegian American architect John Allyne Gade (brother of Fredrik Herman Gade). Armundsen was a guest of the Gades in New York before his expedition. Mr Gade made a substantial contribution to Armundsen's expedition.

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