Medhals
| Medhalsen ( mountain saddle ) |
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| Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |||
| Mountains | Gjelsvikfjella | ||
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ S , 3 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
The Medhalsen (Norwegian for landmark neck ) is an icy mountain saddle in Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica . In Gjelsvikfjella it is located immediately south of Risemedet .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Medhalsen Saddle in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Medhalsen Saddle on geographic.org (English)