Isbrynet Hill

Isbrynet Hill (73°9′S 4°28′W / 73.150°S 4.467°W / -73.150; -4.467Coordinates: 73°9′S 4°28′W / 73.150°S 4.467°W / -73.150; -4.467) is a rock hill southwest of Penck Ledge, rising above the ice slopes at the west side of the head of Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver, and from additional air photos (1958–59), and named "Isbrynet" (the ice rim).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Isbrynet Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

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