Hamarøya Mountain

Hamarøya Mountain (71°56′S 4°57′E / 71.933°S 4.950°E / -71.933; 4.950Coordinates: 71°56′S 4°57′E / 71.933°S 4.950°E / -71.933; 4.950) is an isolated ice-free mountain in the middle of the mouth of Vestreskorve Glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Hamarøya (the hammer island).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hamarøya Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-17.

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