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- ↑ Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Nergaardnuten
- ↑ Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Nielsnapen
- 1 2 Stewart, John. 1990. Antarctica: An Encyclopedia, vol 2. London: McFarland and Co., pp. 692, 699.
- 1 2 Alberts, Fred G. 1995. Geographic Names of the Antarctic, 2nd ed. Washington: National Science Foundation, p. 521.
- ↑ Place names in Norwegian polar areas: Nergaardnuten
This article incorporates public domain material from "Nergaard Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
