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
Sandseten (NOR) 71° 33' 00.0" S 12° 10' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 115898 Place ID: 12715

Mountain in Vestre Petermannkjeda in Wohlthatmassivet, Fimbulheimen. Sand=sand.

Sandseten Mountain (USA) 71° 33' 00.0" S 12° 09' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 131195 Place ID: 12715

A flattish mountain 1 mi S of Krakken Mountain and just SW of Gneysovaya Peak in Westliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by GerAE, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Sandseten (the sand seat).

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