Unneruskollen Island

Unneruskollen Island is an ice-covered island lying north of Halvfarryggen Ridge and between Ekstrom Ice Shelf and Jelbart Ice Shelf, on the coast of Queen Maud Land. First mapped by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949-1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver, it was named Unneruskollen by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60.

See also

List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Unneruskollen Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 70°30′S 6°10′W / 70.500°S 6.167°W / -70.500; -6.167

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