Carstensfjella
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 59 ′ S , 44 ° 3 ′ E | |
The Carstensfjella ( Norwegian ) is a 9 km long mountain range on the Crown Prince Olav coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It extends from Cape Begichev in an easterly direction.
Norwegian scientists named it after the Norwegian polar explorer Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1864-1934), leader of the Southern Cross Expedition (1898-1900).
Web links
- Carstensfjella in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)