Mount Widerøe

Mount Widerøe (72°08′S 23°30′E / 72.133°S 23.500°E / -72.133; 23.500) is a large mountain rising to 2,994 m[1] between Mount Walnum and Mount Nils Larsen in the Sør Rondane Mountains on the continent of Antarctica.

Discovery and naming

Mount Widerøe was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named for Viggo Widerøe, airplane pilot of this expedition. It was remapped by the Norwegians in 1957 from air photos taken on USN Operation Highjump, 1946–47.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica: "Widerøefjellet"
  2. ↑ USGS GNIS: Mount Widerøe

"Mount Widerøe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

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Coordinates: 72°08′S 23°30′E / 72.133°S 23.500°E / -72.133; 23.500

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