Skirfjella
| Skirfjella | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Sør Rondane Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 20 ′ S , 26 ° 30 ′ E | |
The Skirfjella (from Norwegian skir 'clean, pure' ) is a mountain group of mountain peaks and nunataks in Queen Maud's East Antarctica . It is part of Smedfjella in the center of Sør Rondane and surrounds the northern part of Skirfonna .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 2017 based on the name of the neighboring glacier.
Web links
- Skirfjella in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Skirfjella in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute