Vikenegga
| Vikenegga | ||
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| height | 1955 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Kottasberge in Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 18 '48 " S , 9 ° 42' 30" W | |
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The Vikenegga is a 1955 m high mountain in the Heimefrontfjella of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Kottas Mountains it rises in the northern section of Helsetskarvet . The Wallnerspitze is a prominent peak of its massif .
Scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1985. It is named after Kaare Viken (1905–1986), a leader of the resistance movement against the German occupation of Norway in World War II .
Web links
- Vikenegga in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Vikenegga in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute