Haukeland grooves
| Haukeland grooves | ||
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| height | 1962 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ S , 9 ° 34 ′ 30 ″ W | |
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The Haukelandnuten is a 1962 m high and snow-capped mountain in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It looms in Helsetskarvet .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1985. It is named after Mons Haukeland (1892–1983), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Haukelandnuten in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Haukeland grooves in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)