Aurnupen Peak

Coordinates: 71°59′S 3°22′W / 71.983°S 3.367°W / -71.983; -3.367
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Aurnupen Peak (71°59′S 3°22′W / 71.983°S 3.367°W / -71.983; -3.367) is a peak with a gravel moraine on the northwest side, situated 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Flarjuven Bluff on the Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and from air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver and named Aurnupen (the gravel peak).

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Aurnupen Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.