Poulssonhamaren
| Poulssonhamaren | ||
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| height | 2660 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 47 ′ 48 ″ S , 11 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Poulssonhamaren ( Norwegian for Poulssonhammer ) is a 2660 m high mountain in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It forms the southwest corner of Skjønsbergskarvet .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967. It is named after the twin brothers Erik Tutein Poulsson (1897–1978) and Leif Torp Poulsson (1897–1991), resistance fighters against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Poulssonhamaren in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Poulssonhamaren in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory