Refsdahlbrekka
| Refsdahlbrekka | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 51 ′ S , 11 ° 32 ′ W | |
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Refsdahlbrekka ( Norwegian ) is a glacier slope in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is located on the southern flank of Bonnevie-Svendsenbreen at the southern end of Sivorgfjella .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1987. It is named after Johan Sigurd Refsdahl (1904–1973), tax officer from Bergen and a leader in the resistance against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Refsdahlbrekka in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Refsdahlbrekka in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)