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
Knerten (NOR) 71° 33' 00.0" S 2° 52' 00.0" W Rock
Name ID: 115447 Place ID: 7653

Small nunatak in NW part of Ahlmannryggen, Maudheimvidda. K.=the nipper.

Knerten (RUS) 71° 34' 00.0" S 3° 00' 00.0" W Rock
Name ID: 118802 Place ID: 7653

Knerten Rock (USA) 71° 33' 00.0" S 2° 52' 00.0" W Rock
Name ID: 127493 Place ID: 7653

A small isolated rock 7 mi N of Vesleskarvet Cliff, in the NW part of Ahlmann Ridge in 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 Knerten (the nipper).

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