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
Mikkelsen Peak (AUS) 67° 47' 09.9" S 66° 44' 13.1" E Peak
Name ID: 134466 Place ID: 9550

The highest peak (443m), of Scullin Monolith in Mac.Robertson Land.

Mikkelsen Peak (USA) 67° 47' 00.0" S 66° 43' 00.0" E Peak
Name ID: 128880 Place ID: 9550

The highest peak, 420 m, of the Scullin Monolith in Mac. Robertson Land. In January and February 1931 several Norwegian whale catchers, exploring along this coast, made sketches of the shore from their vessels and named this mountain for Capt. Klarius Mikkelsen, master of the Torlyn.

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