Jøkulhest
| Jøkulhest | ||
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| height | 3148 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ S , 6 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Jøkulhest ( Norwegian for glacier horse ) is an ice- capped mountain peak in Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica . In the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains it forms the peak of Jøkulkyrkja .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it on the basis of aerial photographs and measurements of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Jøkulhest Dome in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Jøkulhest Dome on geographic.org (English)