Qvenildnova
| Qvenildnova | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Kottasberge in Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 19 ′ 12 ″ S , 9 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Qvenildnova ( Norwegian ) is a rocky outcrop in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Kottas Mountains , it looms in Helsetskarvet .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named him in 1985 after Arne Qvenild (1909–1984), a resistance fighter against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Qvenildnova in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Qvenildnova in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory