Svarthamaren Mountain
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Svarthamaren Mountain is a prominent ice-free mountain
at the east side of the mouth of Vestreskorve Glacier
in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
(1956–60) and named Svarthamaren (the black hammer).
Mountain
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at the east side of the mouth of Vestreskorve Glacier
Vestreskorve Glacier
Vestreskorve Glacier is a broad glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains, to the south of Breplogen Mountain, which drains from a position opposite the head of Austreskorve Glacier northwestward along the west side of Svarthamaren Mountain. Plotted and named from surveys and air photos by the...
in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 65 miles between the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica...
of 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 from surveys and air photos by the 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 Svarthamaren (the black hammer).