Ristinghortane
| Ristinghortane | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Heimefrontfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 56 ′ S , 11 ° 20 ′ W | |
The Ristinghortane are rocky outcrops in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . They rise up on the northeast side of the Kibergdalen .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1973. It is named after the lawyer Johannes Risting (1910–1987), a leader of the resistance against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Ristinghortane in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Ristinghortane in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)