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
Kubus (DEU) 71° 59' 00.0" S 7° 20' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 106972 Place ID: 7882

A prominent mountain of Filchnerberge, W of Klevekampen and SE of Trollslottet, Orvinfjella, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher.

Kubus (NOR) 71° 58' 00.0" S 7° 20' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 115478 Place ID: 7882

Mountain in Filchnerfjella, Fimbulheimen. K.=the cube.

Kubus Mountain (USA) 71° 59' 00.0" S 7° 21' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 127629 Place ID: 7882

A distinctive blocky mountain (2,985 m) rising 3 mi SE of Trollslottet Mountain, in the NW part of the Filchner Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the GerAE under Ritscher, 1938-39, and given the descriptive name Kubus (the cube).

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