Petrellfjellet

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Petrellfjellet ( 71°59′S4°50′E / 71.983°S 4.833°E / -71.983; 4.833 ) is a prominent, mainly ice-free mountain between Slokstallen Mountain and Mount Grytoyr in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Petrellfjellet (the petrel mountain).

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