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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| Høgfonna (NOR) | 72° 45' 00.0" S | 3° 33' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 115300
Place ID: 6472
Mountain with icecap between Raudbergdalen and Frostlendet in Borgmassivet, Maudheimvidda. Høg=high. |
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| Høgfonna Mountain (USA) | 72° 45' 00.0" S | 3° 33' 00.0" W | Mountain |
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Name ID: 126595
Place ID: 6472
A high, flat, snow-topped mountain with sheer rock sides, standing 3 mi SE of Hogskavlen Mountain in the Borg Massif, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and named Hogfonna (the high snowfield). |
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