Trioen Nunataks
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Trioen Nunataks () is an isolated group of three
nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
s about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of
Borg Mountain Borg Mountain is a large, flattish, ice-topped mountain with many exposed rock cliffs, standing at the northern end of Borg Massif in Queen Maud Land. Borg Mountain and its features were mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers from surveys an ...
in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver and named Trioen (the trio). Nunataks of Queen Maud Land Princess Martha Coast {{PrincessMarthaCoast-geo-stub