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
Austbanen (NOR) 71° 35' 00.0" S 12° 23' 00.0" E
Name ID: 135744 Place ID: 649

Median moraine from Svarttindane and N-wards, between Vestre and Midtre Petermannkjeda in Wohlthatmassivet in Fimbulheimen. A.=the eastern course.

Austbanen Moraine (USA) 71° 32' 00.0" S 12° 21' 00.0" E Moraine
Name ID: 122025 Place ID: 649

A medial moraine in the glacier between Westliche and Mittlere Petermann Ranges in the Wohlthat Mountains, originating at Svarttindane Peaks and trending N for 12 miles. First roughly plotted from air photos by GerAE, 1938-39. Mapped by NorAE, 1956-60, from air photos and surveys and named Austbanen (the east path). Vestbanen Moraine, a similar paralleling feature, lies 7 mi westward.

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