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
Hind Turret (NZL) 77° 37' 55.7" S 161° 37' 46.3" E Tor
Name ID: 139380 Place ID: 6396

Peak at the south (hind) side of Obelisk Mountain in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MF08

Hind Turret (USA) 77° 38' 00.0" S 161° 37' 00.0" E
Name ID: 126537 Place ID: 6396

A descriptive name that is suggestive of the appearance and position of this peak at the south (hind) side of Obelisk Mountain in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. The name was recommended by the US-ACAN in consultation with the NZ-APC.

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