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Orheim Point

Coordinates: 79°23′S 84°19′W / 79.383°S 84.317°W / -79.383; -84.317
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Orheim Point (79°23′S 84°19′W / 79.383°S 84.317°W / -79.383; -84.317) is a rock point at the end of Inferno Ridge in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Olav Orheim, Norwegian glaciologist on the United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) South Pole—Queen Maud Land Traverse II, 1965-66.


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