Tanngarden Peaks

Tanngarden Peaks (72°2′S 23°17′E / 72.033°S 23.283°E / -72.033; 23.283Coordinates: 72°2′S 23°17′E / 72.033°S 23.283°E / -72.033; 23.283) are a row of peaks, 2,350 metres (7,710 ft), just north of Viking Heights and 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, it is named Tanngarden ("the row of teeth").

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


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