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
Vindegga (NOR) 71° 51' 30.0" S 11° 17' 30.0" E Spur
Name ID: 116330 Place ID: 15525

Mountain ridge SW in Humboldtfjella, Wohlthatmassivet in Fimbulheimen. Vind=wind.

Vindegga Spur (USA) 71° 51' 00.0" S 11° 19' 00.0" E Spur
Name ID: 133278 Place ID: 15525

A prominent ridge just S of Vindegghallet Glacier in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Vindegga (the wind ridge).

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