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Galtefjellet
Galtefjellet () is the southeastern of two rock outliers on the south side of Purka Mountain in the Hansen Mountains Hansen Mountains ( no, Hansenfjella) is a large group of nunataks rising to about above the Antarctic plateau. The mountains are approximately south of Stefansson Bay and they extend from northwest to southeast in Kemp Land, East Antarctica. ... of Antarctica. It was mapped and named Galtefjellet (boar mountain) by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–1937. References Rock formations of Kemp Land {{KempLand-geo-stub ...
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Purka Mountain
Purka Mountain () is a prominent mountain ridge with two outliers, about 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Mount Gjeita in the Hansen Mountains. Mapped and named Purka (the sow) by Norwegian cartographers working from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37. See also *Galtefjellet Galtefjellet () is the southeastern of two rock outliers on the south side of Purka Mountain in the Hansen Mountains Hansen Mountains ( no, Hansenfjella) is a large group of nunataks rising to about above the Antarctic plateau. The mountains are ... References Mountains of Kemp Land {{KempLand-geo-stub ...
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Hansen Mountains
Hansen Mountains ( no, Hansenfjella) is a large group of nunataks rising to about above the Antarctic plateau. The mountains are approximately south of Stefansson Bay and they extend from northwest to southeast in Kemp Land, East Antarctica. The Hansen Mountains were first mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the 1936–1937 Lars Christensen Expedition. They were named for H.E. Hansen, the Norwegian cartographer who compiled the maps for this and other Norwegian Antarctic expeditions. Standing at , their highest peak is Mount Gjeita, known in Australian sources as Mount Banfield. Their northernmost peak is called Fram Peak, named "Framfjellet" (the forward peak) by the personnel of the Lars Christensen Expedition. See also *Billingane Peaks, located east-southeast of See Nunatak at the eastern end of the Hansen Mountains *Galtefjellet Galtefjellet () is the southeastern of two rock outliers on the south side of Purka Mountain in the Hansen Mountains Ha ...
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Lars Christensen Expedition
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown. People * Lars (bishop), 13th-century Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden *Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (1855–1921), Norwegian politician *Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient *Lars Amble (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director *Lars Herminius Aquilinus, ancient Roman consul *Lars Bak (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer *Lars Bak (computer programmer) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer *Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer *Lars Christensen (1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist *Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), Swedish inventor * Lars Eriksson, ...
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