Sønstebynuten
| Sønstebynuten | ||
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| height | 819 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Lingetoppane in Fimbulheimen | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ S , 12 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Sønstebynuten ( Norwegian ) is an 819 m high nunatak in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises at the eastern end of the Lingetoppane in Fimbulheimen .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1969. It is named after Gunnar Sønsteby (1918–2012), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Sønstebynuten in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Sønstebynuten in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)