Båkeneset
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 23 ′ S , 2 ° 48 ′ W | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Princess Martha Coast | |
| Waters | Krylvika | |
| Waters 2 | Lazarev lake | |
Båkeneset (Norwegian for beacon ) is a headland on the Princess Martha coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is characterized by Nunatak Båken at the northern end and represents the northwestern extension of the Ahlmannryggen . It is also the western boundary of the Krylvika Bay .
Norwegian cartographers mapped it on the basis of aerial photographs and measurements of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952) and gave it its descriptive name.
Web links
- Båkeneset Headland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Båkeneset Headland on geographic.org (English)