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
Kakure Iwa (JPN) 67° 57' 00.0" S 44° 47' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 112366 Place ID: 7310

Two rocky exposures facing Sinnan Hyôga, at the western extremity of Enderby Land. Mapped from air photos by JARE, Jan. 1962, and named Kakure Iwa (hidden rocks).

Kakure Rocks (USA) 67° 57' 00.0" S 44° 47' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 127226 Place ID: 7310

Two rocky exposures along the E wall of Shinnan Glacier, at the W extremity of Enderby Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-62, and named Kakure-iwa (hidden rocks).

Løyndesteinane (NOR) 67° 57' 00.0" S 44° 47' 00.0" E Rock
Name ID: 115578 Place ID: 7310

Two small nunataks E of Carnebreen, E-most on Kronprins Olav Kyst. Løynd=hidden. Norwegian translation of the original Japanese name Kakure Iwa.

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