Fidjelandfjellet
| Fidjelandfjellet | ||
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| height | 1630 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sør Rondane | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 25 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Fidjelandfjellet is a 1,630 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the mountains of Sør Rondane it rises northeast of the Mehaugen on the western flank of the mouth of the Byrdbreen on the western flank of the mouth of the Byrdbreen.
Norwegian cartographers mapped it in 1957 using aerial photographs taken during the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947). It is named after Tormod Finn Fidjeland (1910–1999), aircraft mechanic on the Lars Christensen Expedition 1936/37 .
Web links
- Mount Fidjeland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Fidjeland on geographic.org (English)