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
Båken (NOR) 71° 18' 00.0" S 2° 55' 00.0" W Nunatak
Name ID: 114844 Place ID: 784

Small nunatak on Båkeneset, NW-most in Ahlmannryggen, Maudheimvidda. Båke=beacon.

Båken Nunatak (USA) 71° 18' 00.0" S 2° 57' 00.0" W Nunatak
Name ID: 122110 Place ID: 784

Small isolated nunatak surmounting the N part of Bakeneset Headland 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 Baken (the beacon).

Kalach Island (AUS) 66° 13' 03.0" S 100° 53' 35.9" E Island
Name ID: 784 Place ID: 7312

Bunger Hills. Charted by the SAE in 1956.

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