Nipehorga
| Nipehorga | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Sør Rondane Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 53 ' S , 24 ° 14' E | |
Nipehorga ( Norwegian ; Japanese 小指 尾根 Koyubi-one , German 'little finger ridge' ) is a mountain ridge in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In Sør Rondane , it is one of five mountain ridges that extend north into the Brattnipane .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1973. Japanese cartographers mapped it using aerial photographs from 1981 to 1982 and 1986 and measurements between 1984 and 1991. The name was given in Japanese in 1988.
Web links
- Nipehorga in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Nipehorga in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory