Worsfoldfjellet
| Worsfoldfjellet | ||
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| height | 2300 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Tottanfjella in Heimefrontfjella | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 6 ′ 30 ″ S , 12 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Worsfoldfjellet is a 2,300 m high and icy mountain in the Heimefrontfjella the East Antarctic Queen Maud Lands . It rises in the south-western part of Tottanfjella .
Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named it in 1967. It is named after the British geologist Richard John Worsfold (* 1940), who worked for the British Antarctic Survey at Halley Station from 1962 to 1965 .
Web links
- Worsfoldfjellet in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Worsfoldfjellet in the Norwegian Polar Institute directory