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
The Doublets (AUS) 66° 23' 49.1" S 98° 37' 42.6" E Rock
Name ID: 2454 Place ID: 3811

Rock outcrops on the western side of David Island, about 6 km south of the Triplets. Discovered and named by the Western Base Party of the AAE (1911-14).

The Doublets (USA) 66° 25' 00.0" S 98° 40' 00.0" E
Name ID: 124471 Place ID: 3811

Rock outcrops located centrally on the western side of David Island. Discovered and named by the Western Base Party of the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson.

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