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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Matterhorn (DEU) | 71° 52' 00.0" S | 8° 20' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 106990
Place ID: 15176
The highest peak (Norwegian name Ulvetanna) in the E ridge of Fenriskjeften, Drygalskiberge, Orvinfjella, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher. |
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Ulvetanna (NOR) | 71° 51' 00.0" S | 8° 20' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 116250
Place ID: 15176
Peak in Fenriskjeften, Drygalskifjella, Orvinfjella in Fimbulheimen. Ulv(e)=wolf. In Fenriskjeften. |
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Ulvetanna Peak (USA) | 71° 51' 00.0" S | 8° 20' 00.0" E | Peak |
Name ID: 133051
Place ID: 15176
A sharp peak, 2,930 m, about 2 mi N of Kinntanna Peak in the E part of Fenriskjeften Mountain in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by NorAE (1956-60) and named Ulvetanna (the wolf tooth). |
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