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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| Vedkosten (NOR) | 72° 02' 00.0" S | 3° 58' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 116286
Place ID: 15358
Mountain N of Hochlinfjellet in the W part of Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. V.=the heap of wood. |
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| Vedkosten Peak (USA) | 72° 01' 00.0" S | 3° 58' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 133169
Place ID: 15358
A bare peak, 2,285 m, standing 1 mi SE of Hoggestabben Butte in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Vedkosten (the wooden broom). |
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