Spøta
| Spøta | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 3 ′ S , 4 ° 3 ′ E | |
The Spøta ( Norwegian for knitting needle ) is a mountain ridge in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . In the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains , it extends from the north-central part of Hochlinfjellet .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Spota track in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Spøta Spur on geographic.org (English)