Jutulsessen
Encyclopedia
Jutulsessen is a nunatak
in Gjelsvik Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
, Antarctica, about 235 kilometres (146 mi) from the coast. The Norwegian Polar Institute
operates the research station Troll
and Troll Airfield
(5 km NNW) there.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
in Gjelsvik Mountains
Gjelsvik Mountains
The Gjelsvik Mountains are a group of mountains about 25 nautical miles long, between the Sverdrup and Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Risemedet Mountain forms the highest point in the Gjelsvik Mountains...
, 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...
, Antarctica, about 235 kilometres (146 mi) from the coast. The Norwegian Polar Institute
Norwegian Polar Institute
The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's national institution for polar research. It is run under the auspices of the Norwegian Ministry of Environment. The institute organizes expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions and runs a research station at Ny-Ålesund...
operates the research station Troll
Troll (research station)
Troll is a research station located at Jutulsessen, from the coast in the eastern part of Princess Martha Coast in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It is Norway's only all-year research station in Antarctica, and is supplemented by the summer-only station Tor...
and Troll Airfield
Troll airfield
Troll Airfield is an airstrip located from the research station Troll in Princess Martha Coast in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Owned and operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute, it consists of a runway on glacial blue ice on the Antarctic ice sheet...
(5 km NNW) there.