Starheimtind
| Starheimtind | ||
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| height | 1278 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Lingetoppane in Fimbulheimen | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 59 ′ 30 ″ S , 12 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Starheimtind ( Norwegian ) is a 1278 m high nunatak in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises up at the southeast end of Lingetoppane in Fimbulheimen .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1969. It is named after Odd Starheim (1916–1943), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II , who went missing when a hijacked coastal ship was transported to England.
Web links
- Starheimtind in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Starheimtind in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)