Steenstruphorten
| Steenstruphorten | ||
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| height | 1940 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Kottasberge in Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 25 ′ 42 ″ S , 10 ° 6 ′ 30 ″ W | |
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The Steenstruphorten ( Norwegian ) is a 1940 m high nunatak in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises in the western part of the Kottas Mountains .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967. It is named after the Norwegian businessman Hjalmar Steenstrup (1890–1945), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Steenstruphorten in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Steenstruphorten in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)