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
Miharashi Peak (USA) 69° 00' 00.0" S 39° 37' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 128873 Place ID: 9539

A hill 40 m high, the highest point in the NE extremity of East Ongul Island. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957, and named Miharashi-iwa (extensive view peak).

Miharasi Iwa (JPN) 69° 00' 25.0" S 39° 36' 50.0" E Peak
Name ID: 112428 Place ID: 9539

A conspicuously projecting hill 41.2 m high. Mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-62, and named Miharasi Iwa (extensive view hill).

Miharasi iwa (RUS) 69° 00' 00.0" S 39° 37' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 119420 Place ID: 9539

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