Amundsenisen
Coordinates: 74 ° 30 ′ S , 6 ° 0 ′ E
The Amundsenisen ( Norwegian for Amundsen Ice ) is a glaciated region in Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica . It is located south of the Heimefrontfjella and Kirwanveggen mountains in the southern part of Fimbulheimen and belongs to the Wegenerinland ice sheet .
The name of the region goes back to Norwegian cartographers. It is named after the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872–1928).
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 35 (English)