Jokulskarvet Ridge
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Jokulskarvet Ridge is a large mountainous ridge with an icecapped summit, just northeast of Hogfonna Mountain
in the Borg Massif
of Queen Maud Land
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
(NBSAE) (1949–52) and named Jokulskarvet (the glacier
mountain
).
Hogfonna Mountain
Hogfonna Mountain is a high, flat, snow-topped mountain with sheer rock sides, standing 3 miles southeast of Hogskavlen Mountain in the Borg Massif, Queen Maud Land...
in the Borg Massif
Borg Massif
Borg Massif is a spectacular mountain massif, about long and with summits above , situated along the northwest side of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. The tallest peak, at , is Hogsaetet Mountain...
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 by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists...
(NBSAE) (1949–52) and named Jokulskarvet (the glacier
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
mountain
Mountain
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).