Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
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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| Halvfarryggen (NOR) | 71° 10' 00.0" S | 6° 30' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 115214
Place ID: 5917
Ice ridge between Ekströmisen and Jelbartisen on Kronprinsesse Märtha Kyst. H.=the half way ridge. |
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| Halvfarryggen (RUS) | 71° 10' 00.0" S | 6° 30' 00.0" W | Ridge |
| Name ID: 118348 Place ID: 5917 | |||
| Halvfarryggen Ridge (USA) | 71° 10' 00.0" S | 6° 40' 00.0" W | Ridge |
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Name ID: 126125
Place ID: 5917
A broad snow-covered ridge separating the Ekstrom and Jelbart Ice Shelves, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. First mapped by the NBSAE, 1949-52. They referred to the feature as "Isrygg" (ice ridge), but it was subsequently named Halvfarryggen (the half way ridge) by NorAE, 1956-60. |
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