Vitnesteinen Rock

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Vitnesteinen Rock (71°25′S, 12°36′E) is a large rock outcrop along the west side of Ostliche Petermann Range in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named "Vitnesteinen" (the witness stone).

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