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
Higashi-naga-iwa Glacier (USA) 68° 27' 00.0" S 41° 38' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 126517 Place ID: 6358

A wide glacier flowing to the sea at the eastern side of Naga-iwa Rock in Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-62, and, in association with nearby Naga-iwa Rock, named Higashi-naga-iwa-hyoga (eastern long rock glacier).

Higasi-naga-iwa Hyôga (JPN) 68° 26' 00.0" S 41° 42' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 112324 Place ID: 6358

A wide glacier flowing to the sea at the eastern side of Naga-iwa. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-59, and named Higasi-naga-iwa Hyôga (eastern Naga-iwa glacier).

Langknattbreen (NOR) 68° 28' 00.0" S 41° 38' 00.0" E Glacier
Name ID: 115537 Place ID: 6358

Glacier on the E side of Langknatten, about 29 km E of Kapp Omega on Kronprins Olav Kyst. L.=the long crag glacier. Norwegian translation of the original Japanese name Higasi-Naga-iwa Glacier.

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