Kjellberg grooves
| Kjellberg grooves | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Borg massif | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ S , 3 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Kjellbergnuten is a small and rocky mountain in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the southern part of the Borg massif, it rises 6 km west of the Ryvingen at the head of the Frostlendet .
Norwegian cartographers mapped it on the basis of aerial photographs and measurements of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952). It is named after Sigvard Kjellberg, aerial photographer for the Norwegian aviation unit on this research trip.
Web links
- Kjellberg Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kjellberg Peak on geographic.org (English)