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
Insteodden (NOR) 69° 58' 00.0" S 38° 47' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 115329 Place ID: 6912

Point innermost in Havsbotn, in Lützow-Holmbukta, between Prins Harald Kyst and Kronprins Olav Kyst. Inste=innermost.

Insteodden (RUS) 69° 58' 00.0" S 38° 47' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 118580 Place ID: 6912

Insteodden Point (USA) 69° 58' 00.0" S 38° 46' 00.0" E Point
Name ID: 126950 Place ID: 6912

A rock point along the E side of Havsbotn, lying 1 mi SW of Strandnebba at the extreme SE corner of Lutzow-Holm Bay. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Insteodden (the innermost point).

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