Høigårdbrekka
| Høigårdbrekka | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 42 ′ S , 10 ° 47 ′ W | |
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The Høigårdbrekka is a glacier slope in the Heimefrontfjella the East Antarctic Queen Maud Lands . It is located on Lidkvarvet on the east side of the Pionerflaket in the northeastern part of the Kottas Mountains .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named him in 1985. It is named after Einar Musæus Høigård (1907–1943), a leader in the resistance against the German occupation of Norway in World War II , who committed suicide after his arrest on November 25, 1943 .
Web links
- Høigårdbrekka in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Høigårdbrekka in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)