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
Komsomol'skij, pik (RUS) 75° 45' 00.0" S 63° 25' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 118833 Place ID: 7730

Komsomolskiy Peak (AUS) 75° 45' 00.0" S 63° 25' 00.1" E Peak
Name ID: 2036 Place ID: 7730

A partly snow-covered peak rising above the plateau about 240 km SSE of Mount Menzies. Discovered by the crew of a Soviet aircraft on 7 December 1958 during a flight from the Pole of Inaccessibility to Mirny. Photographed by ANARE in December 1960. Named by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition.

Komsomol'skiy Peak (USA) 75° 45' 00.0" S 63° 25' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 127549 Place ID: 7730

A partly snow-covered peak rising above the ice plateau about 130 miles SSE of Mount Menzies, Mac. Robertson Land. Discovered by the crew of a Soviet aircraft on Dec. 7, 1958, during a flight from the "Pole of Inaccessibility" to Mirnyy Station. Photographed by ANARE in December 1960. Named by the Soviet expedition.

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