Scharffenbergbotnen
| Scharffenbergbotnen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Heimefrontfjella | |
| Geographical location | 74 ° 34 '30 " S , 11 ° 5' 30" W | |
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| Type | Kar | |
The Scharffenbergbotnen is a cirque in Heimefrontfjella in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Sivorgfjella this mountain basin lies between the Bergersenfjella , the Torsviktoppen , the Wrighthamaren , the Engenhovet and the Gerhardsennuten .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967 after Johan Scharffenberg (1869-1965), a psychiatrist and activist of the resistance against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Scharffenbergbotnen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Scharffenbergbotnen in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)