Mount Nils Larsen

Mount Nils Larsen (72°14′S 23°6′E / 72.233°S 23.100°E / -72.233; 23.100Coordinates: 72°14′S 23°6′E / 72.233°S 23.100°E / -72.233; 23.100) is a mountain, 2,190 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of Mount Wideroe in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Captain Nils Larsen, leader of the Norwegian expedition 1928-29.

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