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
Hovdeknattane (NOR) 72° 07' 00.0" S 11° 38' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 115287 Place ID: 6662

Crags NE of Skeidshovden in Wohlthatmassivet, Fimbulheimen. From neighbouring name: Skeidshovden.

Hovdeknattane Rocks (USA) 72° 07' 00.0" S 11° 39' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 126757 Place ID: 6662

Rocky crags projecting from the SW part of Hovdebrekka Slope, just N of Skeidshovden Mountain in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Hovdeknattane (the knoll rocks).

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