Jutulsessen Mountain
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Jutulsessen Mountain is a large mountain
rising to 2,370 m, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Terningskarvet Mountain
in the Gjelsvik Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
. The mountain was photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition
(1938–1939) and mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NBSAE
(1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Jutulsessen (Norwegian: "the giant's seat").
Mountain
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rising to 2,370 m, standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Terningskarvet Mountain
Terningskarvet Mountain
Terningskarvet Mountain is a large complex mountain just east of Mayr Ridge, forming the southeast portion of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition and by Norwegian Antarctic...
in the Gjelsvik Mountains
Gjelsvik Mountains
The Gjelsvik Mountains are a group of mountains about 25 nautical miles long, between the Sverdrup and Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Risemedet Mountain forms the highest point in the Gjelsvik Mountains...
, 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...
. The mountain was photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition
New Swabia
New Swabia is a cartographic name sometimes given to an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land, which within Norway is administered as a Norwegian dependent territory under the Antarctic Treaty System...
(1938–1939) and mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the NBSAE
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists...
(1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Jutulsessen (Norwegian: "the giant's seat").