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
Mount King (AUS) 67° 01' 00.1" S 52° 49' 00.1" E Mountain
Name ID: 1581 Place ID: 7540

A large, smooth-crested mountain in the eastern extremity of the Tula Mountains. Discovered and mapped in December, 1958, by an ANARE dog-sledge party led by G.A. Knuckey. Named after Peter W. King, radio officer at Mawson in 1957 and 1958, a member of the dog-sledge party.

Mount King (RUS) 67° 00' 00.0" S 52° 50' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 118768 Place ID: 7540

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