Jokulkyrkja Mountain
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Jokulkyrkja Mountain is a broad, ice-topped mountain
, 2,965 m, with several radial rock spurs, standing east of Lunde Glacier
in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
(1956–60) and named Jokulkyrkja (the glacier
church).
Mountain
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, 2,965 m, with several radial rock spurs, standing east of Lunde Glacier
Lunde Glacier
Lunde Glacier is a glacier about 25 nautical miles long flowing northwest between Håhellerskarvet and Jøkulkyrkja in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land...
in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 65 miles between the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica...
of Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
(1956–60) and named Jokulkyrkja (the glacier
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
church).