Okkenhaugrusta
| Okkenhaugrusta | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Sivorgfjella in Heimefrontfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 45 ′ S , 11 ° 33 ′ W | |
Okkenhaugrusta is a mountain ridge in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the south-western part of Sivorgfjella it extends east and north of Jahntinden in neighboring Skjønsbergskarvet .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967. It is named after Arne Fredriksen Okkenhaug (1911–1975), a teacher and resistance fighter against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Okkenhaugrusta in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Okkenhaugrusta in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)