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
DrĂ¥pane (NOR) 73° 46' 00.0" S 5° 03' 00.0" W Nunatak
Name ID: 115026 Place ID: 3865

Small mountain rocks N of Urnosa in Uhligberga, N in Urfjell, S in Kirwanveggen, Maudheimvidda. D.=the droplets.

DrĂ¥pane Nunataks (USA) 73° 46' 00.0" S 5° 03' 00.0" W Nunatak
Name ID: 124515 Place ID: 3865

Nunataks close N of Urnosa Spur, near the SW end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and additional air photos (1958-59), and named Drapane (the drops).

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