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
Médhalsen (NOR) 72° 09' 00.0" S 3° 10' 00.0" E Saddle
Name ID: 115598 Place ID: 9366

Ice neck S of Risemedet and W of Tønnesenbreen in Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Fimbulheimen. M.=the landmark neck.

Medhalsen Saddle (USA) 72° 09' 00.0" S 3° 10' 00.0" E Saddle
Name ID: 128744 Place ID: 9366

An ice saddle just S of Risemedet Mountain in the Gjelsvik Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NorAE (1956-60) and named Medhalsen (the landmark neck).

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