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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| Viddalen (NOR) | 72° 20' 00.0" S | 2° 40' 00.0" W | Valley |
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Name ID: 116324
Place ID: 15495
Wide, open valley in the ice between Ahlmannryggen, Borgmassivet and Jutulstraumen, Maudheimvidda. Vid=wide. |
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| Viddalen (RUS) | 72° 20' 00.0" S | 3° 00' 00.0" W | Valley |
| Name ID: 121209 Place ID: 15495 | |||
| Viddalen Valley (USA) | 72° 20' 00.0" S | 2° 45' 00.0" W | Valley |
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Name ID: 133258
Place ID: 15495
A broad ice-filled valley which drains eastward between the S end of Ahlmann Ridge and the Borg Massif in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Viddalen (the wide valley). |
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