Jøkulskarvet Ridge (72°40′S 3°18′W / 72.667°S 3.300°W / -72.667; -3.300) is a large mountainous ridge with an ice-capped summit, just northeast of Høgfonna Mountain in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and from air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and named Jøkulskarvet (the glacier mountain).[1]

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References

  1. "Jøkulskarvet Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-04-05.


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