Larsenbrekka
| Larsenbrekka | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Fimbulheimen | |
| length | 12 km | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 46 ′ S , 11 ° 0 ′ E | |
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The Larsenbrekka is a 12 km long glacier slope in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the eastern section of the Fimbulheimen it lies northwest of the Lingetoppane in the south of the Schirmacher-Oasis .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1969. It is named after the Norwegian resistance fighter Leif Andreas Larsen (1906–1990).
Web links
- Larsenbrekka in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Larsenbrekka in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute