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
Western Crater (NZL) 77° 32' 00.0" S 167° 07' 00.0" E Crater
Name ID: 134213 Place ID: 17158

Feature n.72 in ACAN minutes of 19/06/2000. A small circular crater at 3561 m on the western slope of the summit of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. So named for its location.

Western Crater (USA) 77° 32' 00.0" S 167° 07' 00.0" E Crater
Name ID: 133589 Place ID: 17158

A small circular crater at 3561 m on the western slope of the summit of Mount Erebus, Ross Island. So named for its location.

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