Austhovde
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 42 ′ S , 37 ° 46 ′ E | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Prince Harald Coast | |
| Waters | Lützow-Holm-Bucht , Southern Ocean | |
Austhovde (Norwegian for east height ) is an icy headland on the Prince Harald Coast of Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica . It forms the eastern, elevated section of the Botnneset peninsula on the south side of the Lützow-Holm Bay . It is characterized by three groups of ledges. In north-south order these are Austhovde-kita Iwa , Austhovde-naka Iwa and Austhovde-minami Iwa .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it using aerial photographs taken during the Lars Christensen Expedition in 1936/37 .
Web links
- Austhovde Headland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Austhovde Headland on geographic.org (English)