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
Gösta Peaks (USA) 72° 06' 00.0" S 2° 44' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 125826 Place ID: 5526

The northeastern peaks of the Liljequist Heights, in the S part of Ahlmann Ridge in 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). Named for Gosta H. Liljequist, Swedish meteorologist with the NBSAE.

Göstapiggane (NOR) 72° 06' 00.0" S 2° 40' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 115170 Place ID: 5526

Mountain in Liljequisthorga, Ahlmannryggen in Maudheimvidda. After Gösta H. Liljequist, b. 1914, meteorologist on NBSAE 1949-52. See also Liljequisthorga.

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