Komsa Mountain

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Komsa Mountain (72°5′S 25°21′E / 72.083°S 25.350°E / -72.083; 25.350Coordinates: 72°5′S 25°21′E / 72.083°S 25.350°E / -72.083; 25.350) is a 2,960-metre (9,700 ft) high mountain located between Koms Glacier and Salen Mountain 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 Komsa (the Lapp cradle).[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Komsa Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14. 

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