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
Hamarskaftet (NOR) 71° 50' 00.0" S 5° 00' 00.0" E Nunatak
Name ID: 115216 Place ID: 5920

Row of small nunataks NW of Svarthamaren in Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. From neighbouring name: Svarthamaren.

Hamarskaftet Nunataks (USA) 71° 50' 00.0" S 4° 58' 00.0" E Nunatak
Name ID: 126128 Place ID: 5920

A row of nunataks about 5 mi long, lying 2 mi NW of Swarthamaren Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Hamarskaftet (the hammer handle).

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