Raabystupet
| Raabystupet | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Sivorgfjella in Heimefrontfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 43 ′ S , 11 ° 11 ′ W | |
Raabystupet ( Norwegian ) is a partially snow-covered rock face in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . It rises up at the head of Johansenbotnen in the middle section of Sivorgfjella in Heimefrontfjella .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it 1987. It is named torstein raaby (1919-1964), radio technicians and resistance fighters against the German occupation of Norway in World War II , which, moreover, in 1947, led by Thor Heyerdahl on the trip on the raft Kon-Tiki had participated .
Web links
- Raabystupet in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Raabystupet in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)