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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| Jutulsessen (NOR) | 72° 01' 00.0" S | 2° 45' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 115383
Place ID: 7289
Large mountain area N in Gjelsvikfjella, Fimbulheimen. J.=the giant's seat. |
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| Jutulsessen Mountain (USA) | 72° 02' 00.0" S | 2° 41' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 127213
Place ID: 7289
A large mountain rising to 2,370 m, standing 7 mi N of Terningskarvet Mountain in the Gjelsvik Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-1939). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Jutulsessen (the giant's seat). |
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| Mayrkette (DEU) | 72° 03' 00.0" S | 2° 45' 00.0" E | Massif |
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Name ID: 106991
Place ID: 7289
The mountains are comprising the massif Jutulsessen, the mountain Stabben in the N and the ridge Brugda in the S, Gjelsvikfjella, Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher. |
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