Vinten-Johansenegga
| Vinten-Johansenegga | ||
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| Highest peak | Kubbestolen ( 2070 m ) | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Kurzegebirge | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 49 ′ S , 8 ° 58 ′ E | |
The Vinten-Johansenegga is a high, ice-free and rocky mountain ridge in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises in the north-central part of the Kurzegebirge .
Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it on the basis of aerial photographs and measurements of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960). It is named after Anders Vinten-Johansen, who worked as a doctor on this research trip between 1957 and 1958.
Web links
- Vinten-Johansen Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Vinten-Johansen Ridge on geographic.org (English)