Høgskavlen Mountain

Høgskavlen Mountain (72°40′S 3°43′W / 72.667°S 3.717°W / -72.667; -3.717Coordinates: 72°40′S 3°43′W / 72.667°S 3.717°W / -72.667; -3.717) is a prominent, flattish, snow-topped mountain just northeast of Domen Butte in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and named Høgskavlen (the high snowdrift).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Høgskavlen Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

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