Pioneer Flaket
| Pioneer Flaket | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Heimefrontfjella Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 40 ′ S , 10 ° 52 ′ W | |
The Pionerflaket ( Norwegian ) is an icy plateau in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . In Heimefrontfjella , it is located in the northern foothills of Sivorgfjella .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967 after the pioneers in the resistance against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Pionerflaket in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Pionerflaket in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)