Balchen Mountain

Balchen Mountain (72°0′S 27°12′E / 72.000°S 27.200°E / -72.000; 27.200Coordinates: 72°0′S 27°12′E / 72.000°S 27.200°E / -72.000; 27.200) is a mountain, 2,820 metres (9,250 ft) high, standing at the east side of Byrdbreen in the Sør Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Bernt Balchen, famous Norwegian polar aviator and chief pilot of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928–30.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Balchen Mountain" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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