Vestvolle
| Vestvolle | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Ruhnkebergs in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 6 ′ S , 3 ° 38 ′ E | |
Vestvollen ( Norwegian for West Wall is) a cliff of rock and ice in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains it forms the west side of the Ruhnkeberg .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named the cliff, mapped it on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Vestvollen Bluff in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Full Bluff on geographic.org