Høgsenga Crags

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The Høgsenga Crags ( 71°53′S5°23′E / 71.883°S 5.383°E / -71.883; 5.383 Coordinates: 71°53′S5°23′E / 71.883°S 5.383°E / -71.883; 5.383 ) are high rock crags which form the northern extremity of Breplogen Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were mapped from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Høgsenga (the high bed). [1]

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Breplogen Mountain is a broad mountain, 2,725 metres (8,940 ft) high, which is ice covered except on its north and east sides, standing west of Austreskorve Glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land.

Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains mountain range

The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 100 km (62 mi) between the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at 3,148 metres (10,328 ft), the massive Jøkulkyrkja Mountain forms the highest point in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains.

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Explorers Range

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The Blustery Cliffs are a line of rocky cliffs 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) long on the northern part of Fisher Massif, Mac. Robertson Land. A point on the cliffs 1,135 metres (3,724 ft) high was occupied as a survey station by J. Manning, a surveyor with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions Prince Charles Mountains survey party in January 1969. They are so named because of the great amount of turbulence caused by updraft currents.

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Cumulus Mountain is a mountain, 2,335 metres (7,660 ft) high, immediately north of the Hogsenga Crags in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Cumulusfjellet.

Kyrkjedalshalsen Saddle is an ice saddle between Gessner Peak and Habermehl Peak in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Kyrkjedalshalsen.

Kyrkjedalen Valley is an ice-filled valley between Jøkulkyrkja Mountain and Habermehl Peak in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Kyrkjedalen.

DuBridge Range is a mountain range, over 20 nautical miles (37 km) long in the Admiralty Mountains. The range trends southwest–northeast between Pitkevitch Glacier and Shipley Glacier and terminates at the north coast of Victoria Land just west of Flat Island, Antarctica. This mountain range was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lee DuBridge, a member of the National Science Board for several years, and Science Advisor to the President of the United States, 1969–70. The mountain range lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

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The Mjøllkvaevane Cirques are a series of small snow-filled cirques that indent the east side of Kvaevefjellet Mountain in the Payer Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were plotted from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60.

Mel Moraine is a moraine at the north end of the Gagarin Mountains, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Mel (meal).

Massey Glacier is a tributary glacier, 6 nautical miles (11 km) long, draining the west slopes of Meier Peak in the Admiralty Mountains of Antarctica. It flows west along the south side of Wylie Ridge to join Man-o-War Glacier. Massey Glacier was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for C. Stanton Massey, a meteorologist at South Pole Station in 1968.

Tvibåsen Valley is an ice-filled valley whose upper portion divides into two heads, lying between Svarthamaren Mountain and Cumulus Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Tvibåsen.

Kinntanna Peak is a sharp peak, 2,725 metres (8,940 ft) high, about 1 nautical mile (2 km) north of Holtanna Peak in the eastern part of Fenriskjeften Mountain in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Kinntanna.

The Mayer Crags form a rugged V-shaped massif in Antarctica. The feature is 10 nautical miles (19 km) long, surmounted by several sharp peaks, and located at the west side of the mouth of Liv Glacier, where the latter enters the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Robert V. Mayer, U.S. Navy, a pilot of Hercules aircraft in four Antarctic seasons, and plane commander for a mid-winter evacuation flight on June 26, 1964.

Sengekoven Cirque is a cirque indenting the north side of Breplogen Mountain immediately east of Hogsenga Crags, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Sengekoven.

The Larsen Cliffs are steep rock and ice cliffs which form a part of the east face of Jøkulkyrkja Mountain, in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were plotted from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for Per Larsen, a steward with the expedition (1956–57).

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