Gruvletindane Crags
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Gruvletindane Crags is a rock crags, rising to 2,255 m and forming the north end of the Kurze Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
(1956–60) and named Gruvletindane. The feature is bounded on the western side by a large and prominent glacial moraine.
Kurze Mountains
The Kurze Mountains are a range of mainly bare rock peaks, ridges and mountains about 20 nautical miles long and 6 nautical miles wide in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land...
of Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
(1956–60) and named Gruvletindane. The feature is bounded on the western side by a large and prominent glacial moraine.