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
Jekselen (NOR) 72° 00' 00.0" S 2° 30' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 115365 Place ID: 7098

Nunatak SE in Ahlmannryggen, Maudheimvidda. J.=the molar (tooth).

Jekselen (RUS) 72° 00' 00.0" S 2° 37' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 118633 Place ID: 7098

Jekselen Peak (USA) 72° 00' 00.0" S 2° 33' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 127075 Place ID: 7098

Peak, 1,405 m, the highest in a small ridge 7 mi ESE of Mount Schumacher, in the Ahlmann Ridge of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Jekselen (the molar).

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