Hålishalsen
| Hålishalsen | |||
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| Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |||
| Mountains | Kurzegebirge in Orvinfjella | ||
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ S , 9 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
Hålishalsen ( Norwegian for smooth ice necks ) is an icy mountain saddle in Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica . It lies between the short Mountains of the Orvin Mountains and the southern polar plateau .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Hålishalsen Saddle in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hålishalsen Saddle on geographic.org (English)