Tofteaksla
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 Map of Peter I Øy with the Tofteaksla (top left) |
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| height | 1200 m | |
| location | Peter I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 49 ′ 24 ″ S , 90 ° 40 ′ 24 ″ W | |
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The Tofteaksla is a 1200 m high mountain in the northwest of the Antarctic Peter I Island . It rises on the northwest side of the Lars Christensen summit .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named him in 1987 after Eyvind Tofte (1880–1968), the head of the Antarctic voyage with the Odd I (1926–1927) financed by the Norwegian whaling entrepreneur Lars Christensen .
Web links
- Tofteaksla in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Tofteaksla in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)