Johansenbotnen
| Johansenbotnen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sivorgfjella in Heimefrontfjella | |
| Geographical location | 74 ° 42 '0 " S , 11 ° 13' 30" W | |
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| Type | Kar | |
The Johansenbotnen is a mountain basin of the Heimefrontfjella in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located in the northwest of Sivorgfjella .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967 after Einar Johansen (1915–1996), a member of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Johansenbotnen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Johansenbotnen in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)