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
Snønutryggen (NOR) 72° 15' 00.0" S 5° 25' 00.0" E
Name ID: 116040 Place ID: 13581

Ice ridge in the passage between Wegenerisen and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. Snønut=snow mountain peak.

Snønutryggen (USA) 72° 14' 00.0" S 5° 20' 00.0" E
Name ID: 131833 Place ID: 13581

A broad, ice-covered ridge rising SE of Snonutane Peaks in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Snonutryggen (the snow peak ridge).

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