Holtanna Peak is a peak, high, whose eastern portion is occupied by a small
cirque glacier
A cirque glacier is formed in a cirque, a bowl-shaped depression on the side of or near mountains. Snow and ice accumulation in corries often occurs as the result of avalanching from higher surrounding slopes.
If a cirque glacier advances far enou ...
, standing north of the
Mundlauga Crags in the eastern part of
Fenriskjeften Mountain
Fenriskjeften Mountain is a large bare rock mountain which in plan resembles a hairpin, forming the southern portion of the Drygalski Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expediti ...
in
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addit ...
, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (''Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen'') was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. The expedition was based at Norway Station () which was located on the Fimbul Ice Shelf bordering the coa ...
(1956–60) and named Holtanna (the hollow tooth).
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References
Mountains of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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