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
Lyftingen (NOR) 72° 17' 00.0" S 3° 14' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 115575 Place ID: 8751

Mountain between Wilsonflya and upper part of Viddalen, S-most in Ahlmannryggen, Maudheimvidda. L.=the deck on a Viking Ship.

Lyftingen (RUS) 72° 18' 00.0" S 3° 15' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 119162 Place ID: 8751

Lyftingen Peak (USA) 72° 17' 00.0" S 3° 15' 00.0" W Peak
Name ID: 128246 Place ID: 8751

A peak just SE of Kjolrabbane Hills, near the SW end of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52) and named Lyftingen.

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