Schjelderupveggen
| Schjelderupveggen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Sivorgfjella in Heimefrontfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 39 ′ S , 11 ° 2 ′ W | |
Schjelderupveggen is a rock face in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the north of Sivorgfjella it rises between Wrighthamaren and Imerslundryggen .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967 after Ferdinand Schjelderup (1886–1955), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Schjelderupveggen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Schjelderupveggen in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)