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
Minami-no-seto (JPN) 69° 02' 30.0" S 39° 33' 00.0" E Strait
Name ID: 112438 Place ID: 9609

A narrow strait between Nisi-Ongul Tô and Teøyane. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Accurately mapped from surveys and air photos by JARE, 1957-62, and named Minami-no-seto (southern strait).

Minamino-seto (RUS) 69° 02' 00.0" S 39° 34' 00.0" E Strait
Name ID: 119440 Place ID: 9609

Minamino-seto Strait (USA) 69° 02' 00.0" S 39° 33' 00.0" E Strait
Name ID: 128930 Place ID: 9609

A narrow strait between Ongul Island and Te Islands in the Flatvaer Islands. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. Surveyed by JARE, 1957-62, and named Minamino-seto (southern strait) because of its location in the island group.

Sørsundet (NOR) 69° 02' 30.0" S 39° 33' 00.0" E Strait
Name ID: 116159 Place ID: 9609

The sound between Ongul and Teøyane in Flatvær, Kronprins Olav Kyst. Sør=south. Norwegian translation of the original Japanese name Minami-no-seto Strait.

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