Devold Peak

Devold Peak (72°15′S 26°44′E / 72.250°S 26.733°E / -72.250; 26.733Coordinates: 72°15′S 26°44′E / 72.250°S 26.733°E / -72.250; 26.733) is a peak, 3,280 metres (10,760 ft) high, between Kjelbotn Peak and the Pukkelen Rocks near the head of Byrdbreen in the Sør Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Hallvard Devold, who with Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and Olav Kjelbotn attempted the exploration of the Princess Ragnhild Coast by dog sledge in 1933.[1]

The 3280 metre elevation is undocumented and unlikely. According to the most recent topographic map from the Norwegian Polar Institute (1988), based on Belgian triangulations, the elevation of Devold Peak is just over 2400 m.a.s.l.

References

  1. ↑ "Devold Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-16.

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