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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| Vorrnipa (NOR) | 73° 07' 30.0" S | 1° 50' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 116340
Place ID: 15587
Peak in Neumayerskarvet, Kirwanveggen, Maudheimvidda. Vorr=ridge of stone or gravel, wharf of stone, stones in a row. |
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| Vorrnipa (RUS) | 73° 06' 00.0" S | 1° 50' 00.0" W | Peak |
| Name ID: 121252 Place ID: 15587 | |||
| Vorrnipa Peak (USA) | 73° 08' 00.0" S | 1° 51' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 133316
Place ID: 15587
A peak, 2,320 m, surmounting Neumayer Cliffs just S of Vestvorren Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Vorrnipa (the jetty peak). |
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