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
Kvitsvodene (NOR) 72° 26' 00.0" S 0° 45' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 115519 Place ID: 7962

Ice slopes between Kvitkjølen and Robinheia in H.U.Sverdrupfjella, Fimbulheimen. Kvit=white.

Kvitsvodene Valley (USA) 72° 26' 00.0" S 0° 45' 00.0" E Valley
Name ID: 127669 Place ID: 7962

An ice-filled valley about 5 mi long between Kvitkjolen Ridge and Robin Heights in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958-59) and named Kvitsvodene.

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