Martinsenbrekka
| Martinsenbrekka | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Kottasberge in Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 25 ′ S , 10 ° 13 ′ W | |
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Martinsenbrekka is a glacier slope in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . In Heimefrontfjella it is located west of Steenstruphorten on the southwest side of the Kottasberge .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1985. It is named after the fisherman Aksel Martinsen (1895 - unknown), who transported weapons from England to Norway for the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II and withstood severe torture by the Gestapo .
Web links
- Martinsenbrekka in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Martinsenbrekka in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)