Smalegga Ridge
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Smalegga Ridge is a ridge, 4 nautical miles (7 km) long, extending north from Mount Walnum
to the west of Gillock Glacier
, in the Sor Rondane Mountains
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Smalegga (the narrow ridge).
Mount Walnum
Mount Walnum is a large mountain rising to 2,870 m, standing 4 nautical miles east of Mount Wideroe in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1946 from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition 1936-37 and named for Ragnvald Walnum, one-time chairman of the...
to the west of Gillock Glacier
Gillock Glacier
Gillock Glacier is a glacier 5 nautical miles long, flowing north from Mount Walnum to the west of Smalegga Ridge, in the Sor Rondane Mountains....
, in the Sor Rondane Mountains
Sor Rondane Mountains
The Sør Rondane Mountains are a group of mountains about 100 miles long with main peaks rising to 3, 400 m, between the Queen Fabiola Mountains and Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land. They were discovered and photographed from the air by members of the Lars Christensen Expedition on February 6,...
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named Smalegga (the narrow ridge).