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
Fjomet (NOR) 73° 25' 00.0" S 2° 55' 00.0" W Nunatak
Name ID: 115085 Place ID: 4662

Small nunatak E of Hallgrenskarvet in Kirwanveggen, Maudheimvidda. Fjom=speck, dust particle.

Fjomet (RUS) 73° 25' 00.0" S 2° 55' 00.0" W Nunatak
Name ID: 118002 Place ID: 4662

Fjomet Nunatak (USA) 73° 25' 00.0" S 2° 55' 00.0" W Nunatak
Name ID: 125150 Place ID: 4662

An isolated nunatak about 8 mi ESE of Mount Hallgren, along the Kirwan Escarpment of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Fjomet.

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