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
Bruce Rise (AUS) 63° 30' 00.0" S 101° 15' 00.0" E Rise
Name ID: 2364 Place ID: 1939

An elevated area of the ocean floor. Discovered on 14 January, 1914 by Captain J K Davis in the SY Aurora, expedition ship of AAE (1911-14). Named after Dr W S Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-4).

Carstensfjella (NOR) 67° 58' 30.0" S 44° 03' 00.0" E
Name ID: 114969 Place ID: 2364

Mountain area, about 9 km long, from Kapp Begicev and E-wards on Kronprins Olav Kyst. After Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink. See Carsten Borchgrevinkisen.

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