Dahmsalen
| Dahmsalen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Heimefrontfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 20 ′ S , 9 ° 41 ′ W | |
Dahmsalen ( Norwegian ) is an ice-covered plateau in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . In the Kottas Mountains of Heimefrontfjella , it is south of the Qvenildnova in Helsetskarvet .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it after Jan Øivind Dahm (* 1921), a resistance fighter against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 384 (English)
Web links
- Dahmsalen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Dahmsalen in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)