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.

Showing all 2 place names.

Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Salknappen (NOR) 72° 19' 00.0" S 1° 03' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 115879 Place ID: 12633

Mountain N of Isingen in H.U.Sverdrupfjella, Fimbulheimen. S.=the pommel.

Salknappen Peak (USA) 72° 19' 00.0" S 1° 02' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 131141 Place ID: 12633

A subsidiary peak on the N side of Isingen Mountain, in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Salknappen (the saddle button).

Showing all 2 place names.

The SCAR Composite Gazetteer is hosted by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre. The information in the footer below pertains to the AADC web site.