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
Bibra Valley (NZL) 79° 57' 00.0" S 155° 30' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 112789 Place ID: 1298

Brittania Range.

Bibra Valley (USA) 79° 57' 00.0" S 155° 30' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 122502 Place ID: 1298

Ice-free valley bounded eastward by Danum Platform, lying 6 mi NE of Haven Mountain in Britannia Range. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978-79, led by M.J. Selby. Bibra is a historical placename formerly used in Roman Britain.

George V Land (AUS) 68° 30' 00.0" S 148° 00' 00.0" E Land
Name ID: 1298 Place ID: 18307

That part of the Antarctic Continent between longitude 142 degrees E and longitude 155 degrees E. The coast of George V Land was explored and mapped by A A E. (1911-14) under Sir Douglas Mawson, as far as 153 degrees E. Named after H.M. King George V of England.

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