Steinskaret Gap
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Steinskaret Gap is an ice-filled gap in the central Kurze Mountains
, just south of Steinskaregga Ridge
. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
(1956–60) and named Steinskaret (the stone gap).
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...
, just south of Steinskaregga Ridge
Steinskaregga Ridge
Steinskaregga Ridge is a bare rock ridge just north of Steinskaret Gap in the Kurze Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition and named Steinskaregga ....
. 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 Steinskaret (the stone gap).