Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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 |
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| Kvea (NOR) | 71° 55' 00.0" S | 4° 30' 00.0" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 115503
Place ID: 7946
Ice plain between Grinda and Skigarden, W-most in Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. K.=the sheepcote. |
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| Kvea Valley (USA) | 71° 55' 00.0" S | 4° 30' 00.0" E | Valley |
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Name ID: 127659
Place ID: 7946
A rectangular ice-filled valley between Grinda and Skigarden Ridges, northward of Mount Grytoyr in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Kvea (the sheepcote). |
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