Vestryggen

Vestryggen
Norwegian map of Peter I Øy with the Vestryggen
location	Peter I Island , Antarctica
Coordinates	68 ° 52 ′  S , 90 ° 38 ′  W Coordinates: 68 ° 52 ′  S , 90 ° 38 ′  W

The Vestryggen ( Norwegian for west ridge ) is a 4 km long mountain ridge on Peter I Island in Antarctica . Starting from Lars Christensentoppen , it extends in a southerly direction.

Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1987.

Web links

• Vestryggen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
• Vestryggen in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory