Breplogen Mountain
Breplogen Mountain (71°55′S 5°27′E / 71.917°S 5.450°ECoordinates: 71°55′S 5°27′E / 71.917°S 5.450°E) is a broad mountain, 2,725 metres (8,940 ft) high, which is ice covered except on its north and east sides, standing west of Austreskorve Glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land.
Discovery and naming
Breplogen Mountain was plotted from surveys and from air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Breplogen (the "glacier plough").[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Breplogen Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
External links
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Breplogen Mountain" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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