Domen Butte

Domen Butte (72°43′S 3°50′W / 72.717°S 3.833°W / -72.717; -3.833Coordinates: 72°43′S 3°50′W / 72.717°S 3.833°W / -72.717; -3.833) is a snow-topped butte with steep rock sides, just southwest of Hogskavlen Mountain in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and named Domen (the dome).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Domen Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-24.

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