Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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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 |
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| Gburek Peaks (USA) | 72° 11' 00.0" S | 0° 15' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 125590
Place ID: 5192
A group of rocky elevations including Mount Straumsvola and Mount Jutulrora, forming the western end of the Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the GerAE under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for Leo Gburek, geophysicist on the expedition. The name Gburek is here restricted to the westernmost peaks of those so named on maps of the GerAE, these being clearly recognizable on detailed maps by NBSAE, 1949-52, and subsequent Norwegian expeditions. |
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| Gburek Spitzen (RUS) | 72° 10' 00.0" S | 0° 20' 00.0" W | Peak |
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| Gburekfjella (NOR) | 72° 10' 00.0" S | 0° 16' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 115138
Place ID: 5192
Group of mountains between Jutulstraumen and H.U. Sverdrupfjella, W-most in Fimbulheimen. After Leo Gburek, 1910-41, geophysicist with GerAE, 1938-39. |
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| Gburekspitzen (DEU) | 72° 10' 00.0" S | 0° 10' 00.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 106884
Place ID: 5192
Group of mountains and nuntaks in the W part of H.U.Sverdrupfjella, comprising the mountains Straumsvola, Jutulröra, and Rœrkulten, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher. |
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