Vestveggen
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| location | Peter I Island ( Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 51 ′ S , 90 ° 39 ′ W | |
The Vestveggen ( Norwegian for Western Wall ) is a 4 km long rock wall on the Antarctic Peter I Island . It rises east of the Toftebreen and the Sprekkehallet glacier slope on the west side of the island.
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1987.
Web links
- Vestveggen in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Vestveggen in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory