Mosbytoppane

Mosbytoppane[1] (earlier Mosbytoppen, sometimes anglicized as Mosby Peak), are two crags to the southwest of the caldera of Bouvet Island. The tallest is a snow-covered peak 670 meters (2,200 ft) above mean sea level and 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) northeast of Norvegiaodden. It was charted by the First Norvegia Expedition in 1927–28, under Captain Harald Horntvedt. It is named for Hakon Mosby, an oceanographer and meteorologist who was one of two scientists on the expedition.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mosbytoppane". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Mosby Peak". Geographic Names Information System. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

Coordinates: 54°26′S 3°21′E / 54.433°S 3.350°E / -54.433; 3.350

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