Litvillingane Rocks

The Litvillingane Rocks (71°52′S 1°44′W / 71.867°S 1.733°W / -71.867; -1.733Coordinates: 71°52′S 1°44′W / 71.867°S 1.733°W / -71.867; -1.733) are two isolated nunataks, the eastern with a small outlier, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Bolten Peak, on the east side of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Litvillingane (the mountainside twins).[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Litvillingane Rocks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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