Mount Storegutt
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Mount Storegutt is a mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...

, 1,465 m, standing 28 nautical mile
Nautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...

s (50 km) west of Edward VIII Bay
Edward VIII Bay
Edward VIII Bay is a bay about 20 miles in extent, located between Edward VIII Plateau and the Øygarden Group of islands. The head of the bay is occupied by the Edward VIII Ice Shelf...

 and 10 nautical miles (18 km) south of Jennings Bluff
Jennings Bluff
Jennings Bluff is a dark, flat-topped outcrop in the Nicholas Range, 10 nautical miles north of Mount Storegutt. It rises about 100 m above the general ice level and has a steep eastern side, backing to an ice scarp in the west. Discovered by British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research...

 It was mapped by Norwegian
Norwegians
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 cartographers
Cartography
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 from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition
Lars Christensen
Lars Christensen was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica.-Career:...

of 1936–37 and was named Storegutt (big boy).
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