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Hovdeskar Gap

Coordinates: 71°47′S 11°39′E / 71.783°S 11.650°E / -71.783; 11.650
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Hovdeskar Gap (71°47′S 11°39′E / 71.783°S 11.650°E / -71.783; 11.650) is a gap [clarification needed] just east of Mount Skarshovden at the head of Skarsbrotet Glacier, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, was mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Hovdeskar (knoll gap).[1]

References

  1. ^ "Hovdeskar Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-29.

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