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
Søråsen (NOR) 71° 30' 00.0" S 9° 40' 00.0" W Ridge
Name ID: 116147 Place ID: 13677

Ice dome between Ekströmisen and Quarisen, Kronprinsesse Märtha Kyst. S.=the southern hill.

Søråsen Ridge (USA) 71° 25' 00.0" S 10° 00' 00.0" W Ridge
Name ID: 131893 Place ID: 13677

A broad snow covered ridge that separates the Quar and Ekstrom Ice Shelves, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. The feature was first mapped and named Sorasen (the south ridge) by the NBSAE, 1949-52.

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