Kjelbotn Peak

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Kjelbotn Peak ( 72°14′S26°34′E / 72.233°S 26.567°E / -72.233; 26.567 Coordinates: 72°14′S26°34′E / 72.233°S 26.567°E / -72.233; 26.567 ) is a peak, 3,210 metres (10,530 ft) high, standing between Isachsen Mountain and Devold Peak in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Olav Kjelbotn, who with Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and Hallvard Devold attempted sledge exploration of Princess Ragnhild Coast in 1933. [1]

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Devold Peak is a peak, 3,280 metres (10,760 ft) high, between Kjelbotn Peak and the Pukkelen Rocks near the head of Byrdbreen in the Sør Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Hallvard Devold, who with Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and Olav Kjelbotn attempted the exploration of the Princess Ragnhild Coast by dog sledge in 1933.

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