Astorhortane
| Astorhortane | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Well-being, massive | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ S , 12 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Astorhortane are two small rocky outcrops in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . They rise 6.5 km southeast of Mount Ramenskiy in the southeastern extension of the Wohlthat massif .
Participants in the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960) mapped them using aerial photographs and measurements. They named the formation after Astor Erstsen (1933-2008), meteorologist on this research trip.
Web links
- Astor Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Astor Rocks on geographic.org (English)