Rakekniven Peak
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Rakekniven Peak is a peak
, 2,365 m, at the north end of Trollslottet Mountain
in the Filchner Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
. Plotted from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
(1956–60) and named Rakekniven (the razor).
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
, 2,365 m, at the north end of Trollslottet Mountain
Trollslottet Mountain
Trollslottet Mountain is a high ridgelike mountain with several prominent peaks, forming the northwest limit of the Filchner Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition and named Trollslottet ....
in the Filchner Mountains
Filchner Mountains
Filchner Mountains is a mountain range 11 km southwest of Drygalski Mountains, at the west end of the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Wilhelm Filchner, leader of the German expedition to the...
, 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...
. Plotted 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 Rakekniven (the razor).