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Mount Wedel-Jarlsberg

Coordinates: 85°39′S 165°8′W / 85.650°S 165.133°W / -85.650; -165.133
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Mount Wedel-Jarlsberg (85°39′S 165°8′W / 85.650°S 165.133°W / -85.650; -165.133) is an ice-covered mountain between Cooper Glacier and Bowman Glacier, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Mount Ruth Gade in the Quarles Range. Discovered in December 1911 by Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Alice Wedel-Jarlsberg (1861–1913), first wife of Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg (1855-1942), a Norwegian diplomat. [1]

References

  1. ^ Wedel Jarlsberg, Fredrik (Biografier til 1905-nettstedet)

Other sources

  • Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947) Den Kongelige norske Sankt Olavs orden 1847–1947 (Oslo: Grøndahl & Søns Forlag)

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