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
SANAE (NOR) 70° 16' 00.0" S 2° 21' 00.0" W
Name ID: 115882 Place ID: 12680

South-African base between Blåskimen and Trolltunga on Kronprinsesse Märtha Kyst. Established in February 1962.

SANAE /S.Afr./ (RUS) 70° 19' 00.0" S 2° 21' 00.0" W
Name ID: 120399 Place ID: 12680

SANAE I (historical) (USA) 69° 52' 25.0" S 2° 49' 43.0" W
Name ID: 136756 Place ID: 12680

Formerly a year-round station operated by South Africa opened in 1962: this was the first of three previous stations replaced by SANAE IV; the others were SANAE II (q.v.), and SANAE III (q.v.); the new station opened in 1997 approximately 200 km south of this original location - Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), May 18, 2006.

SANAE II (historical) (USA) 69° 52' 25.0" S 2° 49' 43.0" W
Name ID: 136779 Place ID: 12680

Formerly a year-round station operated by South Africa opened in 1962: this was the second of three previous stations replaced by SANAE IV; the others were SANAE I (q.v.), and SANAE III (q.v.); the new station opened in 1997 approximately 200 km south of this original location - Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), May 18, 2006.

SANAE III (historical) (USA) 69° 52' 25.0" S 2° 49' 43.0" W
Name ID: 136315 Place ID: 12680

Formerly a year-round station operated by South Africa opened in 1962: this was the third of three previous stations replaced by SANAE IV; the others were SANAE I (q.v.), and SANAE II (q.v.); the new station opened in 1997 approximately 200 km south of this original location - Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), May 18, 2006.

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