Isbrynet Hill

Isbrynet Hill (73°9′S 4°28′W / 73.150°S 4.467°W / -73.150; -4.467Coordinates: 73°9′S 4°28′W / 73.150°S 4.467°W / -73.150; -4.467) is a rock hill southwest of Penck Ledge, rising above the ice slopes at the west side of the head of Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver, and from additional air photos (1958–59), and named "Isbrynet" (the ice rim).[1]

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


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