Hauglandkleppen
| Hauglandkleppen | ||
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| height | 2220 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 10 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Hauglandkleppen ( Norwegian for Haugelandklumpen ) is a 2220 m high nunatak in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is the southernmost nunatak of the XU-Fjella .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1968. It is named after Finn Haugland (1907–1981), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II . The namesake of the Russian name is not known.
Web links
- Hauglandkleppen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Hauglandkleppen in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)