Brattnevet

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Brattnevet
Geographical location
Brattnevet (Antarctica)
Brattnevet
Coordinates 69 ° 24 ′  S , 76 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 69 ° 24 ′  S , 76 ° 15 ′  E
coast Fisher Island , Princess Elisabeth Land
Waters Prydz Bay
height 89 m

Brattnevet ( Norwegian for Steep Headland ) is a headland of Fisher Island in the Larsemann Hills area on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land .

Their descriptive naming apparently took place in the course of the Norwegian Lars Christensen expedition in 1936/37 .

literature

  • John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 204 (English)

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