Simensen Peak

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Simensen Peak (71°55′S, 25°31′E) is a peak, 2,215 m, standing on the north side of Glitrefonna Glacier in the Sor Rondane Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump 1946-47 and named for Erik Simensen, photographic expert with the Lars Christensen Expedition to this area 1936-37.

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