Skavlrimen
| Skavlrimen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Weyprechtberge in Hoelfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 58 ′ S , 13 ° 32 ′ E | |
The Skavlrimen ( Norwegian for Sastrugi ) is a 5 km long and mostly snow-covered mountain ridge in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It is dominated by Vyatskaya Peak in the northern part and lies 2.5 km east of Dekefjellet in the Weyprecht Mountains of Hoelfjella .
It was discovered and mapped using aerial photographs during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . A new mapping based on surveys and further aerial photographs was carried out during the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Skavlrimen Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Skavlrimen Ridge on geographic.org (English)