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
Hamna (NOR) 69° 16' 00.0" S 39° 42' 00.0" E Bay
Name ID: 115220 Place ID: 5938

Bay W of the S-most part of Langhovde, W of Lützow-Holmbukta on Kronprins Olav Kyst. H.=the anchorage.

Hamna (RUS) 69° 16' 00.0" S 39° 42' 00.0" E Bay
Name ID: 118353 Place ID: 5938

Hamna Bay (USA) 69° 16' 00.0" S 39° 41' 00.0" E Bay
Name ID: 126146 Place ID: 5938

A sheltered bay that indents the W side of Langhovde Hills on the E side of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Hamna (the harbor).

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