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
Kyrkjedalshalsen (NOR) 71° 47' 00.0" S 6° 54' 00.0" E Saddle
Name ID: 115522 Place ID: 7971

Mountain pass between Storkvarvet and Habermehltoppen NE-most in Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. Kyrkje=church.

Kyrkjedalshalsen Saddle (USA) 71° 47' 00.0" S 6° 53' 00.0" E Saddle
Name ID: 127678 Place ID: 7971

An ice saddle between Gessner Peak and Habermehl Peak in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the NorAE, 1956-60, and named Kyrkjedalshalsen (the church valley neck).

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