Festningsporten Pass

Coordinates: 72°5′S 3°43′E / 72.083°S 3.717°E / -72.083; 3.717
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Festningsporten Pass is an ice-covered gap in the middle of the north face of Festninga Mountain leading to the mountain's flat summit, in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. it was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Festningsporten (the fortress gate).[1]

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  1. ^ "Festningsporten Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Festningsporten Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

72°5′S 3°43′E / 72.083°S 3.717°E / -72.083; 3.717


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