Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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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| Gneiskopf (DEU) | 71° 56' 00.0" S | 12° 06' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 106896
Place ID: 5423
The highest peak (Norwegian name Gneisskolten) of the mountain chain søre Petermannkjedda, Petermannketten, Wohlthatmassiv, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher. |
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| Gneiskopf (RUS) | 71° 56' 00.0" S | 12° 08' 00.0" E | Peak |
| Name ID: 118209 Place ID: 5423 | |||
| Gneiskopf Peak (USA) | 71° 56' 00.0" S | 12° 07' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 125751
Place ID: 5423
A peak (2,930 m) rising 5 mi SW of Mount Neustruyev at the southern end of Sudliche Petermann Range, in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and given the descriptive name Gneiskopf (gneiss peak) by the GerAE, 1938-39, under Ritscher. |
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| Gneisskolten (NOR) | 71° 56' 00.0" S | 12° 05' 00.0" E | Peak |
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Name ID: 115162
Place ID: 5423
Mountain S-most in Søre Petermannkjeda in Wohlthatmassivet, Fimbulheimen. Gneis=gneiss. |
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