Andersensåta
| Andersensåta | ||
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| height | 1036 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Lingetoppane in Fimbulheimen | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 57 ′ 18 ″ S , 11 ° 29 ′ 30 ″ E | |
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The Andersensåta is a large and 1036 m high mountain in the northeast of the Fimbulheimen in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises south of the Schirmacher oasis in the western part of the Lingetoppane .
The mountain is named after the Norwegian Sverre Kristoffer Andersen (1914–1986), a highly decorated veteran of the Second World War .
Web links
- Andersensåta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)