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
Kyrkjetorget (NOR) 71° 53' 00.0" S 6° 57' 00.0" E
Name ID: 115524 Place ID: 7973

Ice plain E of Jøkulkyrkja, Mühlig-Hofmannfjella in Fimbulheimen. Kyrkje=church.

Kyrkjetorget (USA) 71° 54' 00.0" S 6° 57' 00.0" E
Name ID: 127680 Place ID: 7973

A flattish ice-filled amphitheater on the E side of Jokulkyrkja Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Kyrkjetorget (the church market place).

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