Nalegga Ridge
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Nalegga Ridge is a narrow rock ridge marking the north end of Seilkopf Peaks
in the Borg Massif
, Queen Maud Land
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
(NBSAE) (1949–52) and named Nalegga (the needle ridge).
Seilkopf Peaks
Seilkopf Peaks is a group of mainly ice-free peaks and ridges between Portalen Pass and Nalegga Ridge in the Borg Massil, Queen Maud Land. The feature was photograph air by the German Antarctic Expedition and named for Heinrich Seilkopf, head of the marine aerology section of the Deutsche Seewarte...
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...
, 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 Nalegga (the needle ridge).