Dekefjellet
| Dekefjellet | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Weyprechtberge in Hoelfjella | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 13 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Dekefjellet is an elongated, partly snow-capped and 5 km long mountain in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is overlooked by Kamskaya Peak 2.5 km west of the Skavlrimen in the Weyprecht Mountains of the Hoelfjella .
The mountain was discovered and mapped using aerial photographs during the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939) under the direction of Alfred Ritscher . A new mapping based on surveys and further aerial photographs was carried out during the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Dekefjellet Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Dekefjellet Mountain on geographic.org (English)