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
Moss Braes (GBR) 60° 40' 37.0" S 45° 37' 28.0" W Slope
Name ID: 110246 Place ID: 9891

West-facing slopes (braes) W of Robin Peak, Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Named for the extensive moss banks on the dissected rocky slopes (APC, 1991).

Moss Braes (USA) 60° 41' 00.0" S 45° 37' 00.0" W Slope
Name ID: 129140 Place ID: 9891

West-facing slopes (braes) situated W of Robin Peak on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. Named by the UK-APC in 1990 from the extensive moss banks on the dissected rocky slopes.

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