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
Spøta (NOR) 72° 03' 00.0" S 4° 03' 00.0" E Spur
Name ID: 116057 Place ID: 13860

Mountain on the N side of Hochlinfjellet in the W part of Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. S.=the knitting needle.

Spøta Spur (USA) 72° 03' 00.0" S 4° 03' 00.0" E Spur
Name ID: 132037 Place ID: 13860

A spur extending from the north-central part of Mount Hochlin, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Spota (the knitting needle).

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