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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Heimefront Range (USA) | 74° 35' 00.0" S | 11° 00' 00.0" W | Range |
Name ID: 126369
Place ID: 6191
A range of mountains in three groups trending NE-SW for 65 mi, situated 50 mi WSW of Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land. The range was observed and photographed by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition in the course of air reconnaissane from Maudheim in January 1952. The name "Heimefrontfjella" (homefront range) was applied by the placename authority in the Norwegian government. This range may include the rudely mapped mountains identified as "Kottas Berge" on the map of the GerAE of 1938-39. |
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Heimefrontfjella (NOR) | 74° 40' 00.0" S | 11° 00' 00.0" W | Range |
Name ID: 115246
Place ID: 6191
Large mountain area consisting of Tottanfjella, Sivorgfjella, XU-fjella and Milorgfjella, S-most in Maudheimvidda. After Heimefronten, in honour of the national resistance organizations which opposed the Nazi occupation of Norway in 1940-45. |
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Heimefrontfjella (RUS) | 74° 30' 00.0" S | 11° 00' 00.0" W | Range |
Name ID: 118416 Place ID: 6191 |
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