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
Sørhortane (NOR) 72° 03' 00.0" S 12° 36' 00.0" E
Name ID: 116154 Place ID: 13690

Group of nunataks NE in Horteriset, Hoelfjella in Fimbulheimen. Sør=south.

Sørhortane (USA) 72° 02' 00.0" S 12° 35' 00.0" E
Name ID: 131902 Place ID: 13690

A group of rock crags along the NE edge of Horteriset Dome, southward of Petermann Ranges in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Sorhortane.

Voejkova, gory (RUS) 72° 02' 00.0" S 12° 37' 00.0" E
Name ID: 121238 Place ID: 13690

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