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
Hädrichberg (DEU) 72° 04' 00.0" S 4° 50' 00.0" E Range
Name ID: 106908 Place ID: 13580

A range of nunataks and mountains comprising Snöbjörga, Setenuten and Sloknuten, S of Gruberberge and SE of Bundermannketten, Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher.

Snønutane (NOR) 72° 06' 00.0" S 4° 50' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 116039 Place ID: 13580

Group of nunataks in S and W part of Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. S.=the snow mountain peaks.

Snønutane Peaks (USA) 72° 05' 00.0" S 4° 48' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 131832 Place ID: 13580

A group of rock peaks rising above the elevated snow surface just E of Snobjorga Bluff, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Snonutane (the snow peaks).

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