Skjønsbergskarvet
| Skjønsbergskarvet | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Heimefrontfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 45 ′ S , 11 ° 36 ′ W | |
Skjønsbergskarvet is a 15 km long mountain ridge in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It extends southwest of Sivorgfjella .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named him in 1967 after the Norwegian lawyer Tor Skjønsberg (1903-1993), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Skjønsbergskarvet in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Skjønsbergskarvet in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)