Urfjellklakken
| Urfjellklakken | ||
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| height | 2420 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Kirwanveggen in Maudheimvidda | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ S , 5 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Urfjellklakken is a 2420 m high mountain in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . It rises in the southern part of the cliffs of Urfjell in the southwest of Kirwanveggen in Maudheimvidda .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1972 based on the name of Urfjell ( Norwegian for mountain with scree-strewn slopes ).
Web links
- Urfjellklakken in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Urfjellklakken in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory