Gygra
| Gygra | ||
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| height | 1980 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Gjelsvikfjella | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ S , 3 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Gygra ( Norwegian for giantess ) is a 1980 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In Gjelsvikfjella it rises immediately to the west of the Risen .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named the mountain, mapped it using aerial photographs and measurements made by the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Gygra Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gygra Peak on geographic.org (English)