Tunga Spur is a prominent rock spur extending from the
Kirwan Escarpment
The Kirwan Escarpment ( no, Kirwanveggen) is a prominent northwest-facing escarpment which lies south of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The escarpment is featured by moderate-height cliffs and prominent rock spurs interspersed ...
just southwest of
Gommen Valley, 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 ...
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and additional air photos (1958–59), and named Tunga (the tongue).
Ridges of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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