Ustvedthorten
| Ustvedthorten | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sivorgfjella in Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 30 ′ 54 " S , 11 ° 28 ′ 30" W | |
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The Ustvedthorten ( Norwegian ) is a nunatak in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises at the northwest end of Sivorgfjella .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967. It is named after Hans Jacob Neumann Ustvedt (1903–1982), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II and general director of Norwegian Broadcasting from 1962 to 1972.
Web links
- Ustvedthorten in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Ustvedthorten in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)