Jaren Crags

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The Jaren Crags ( 71°45′S6°44′E / 71.750°S 6.733°E / -71.750; 6.733 Coordinates: 71°45′S6°44′E / 71.750°S 6.733°E / -71.750; 6.733 ) are a row of rock peaks in the form of a bluff, just west of Storkvarvet 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 Jaren (the edge). [1]

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Storkvarvet Mountain is a mountain that is round in plan and has several radial spurs, standing N of Habermehl Peak at the NE end of the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, 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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