Rivenæsnuten
| Rivenæsnuten | ||
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| height | 2670 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sivorgfjella in Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 51 '0 " S , 11 ° 22' 0" W | |
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The Rivenæsnuten ( Norwegian ) is a 2670 m high and partly snow-covered mountain in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises up at the southern end of Sivorgfjella .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1987. It is named after the Norwegian engineer Lars Rivenæs (1878–1945), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II , who died in Gusen III in January 1945 .
Web links
- Rivenæsnuten in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Rivenæsnuten in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)