Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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 |
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| Svelget (NOR) | 73° 54' 30.0" S | 5° 20' 00.0" W | |
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Name ID: 116133
Place ID: 14297
The glacier on the SW side of Tunga in Uhligberga, N in Urfjell, S in Kirwanveggen, Maudheimvidda. S.=the pharynx. In the neighbourhood: Gommen and Tunga. |
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| Svelget (USA) | 73° 55' 00.0" S | 5° 22' 00.0" W | |
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Name ID: 132385
Place ID: 14297
A cirque between Tunga Spur and Uven Spur in the Kirwan Escarpment, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Svelget (the throat). |
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