Mount Nilsen

Mount Nilsen (78°3′S 155°0′W / 78.05°S 155°W / -78.05; -155) is a peak 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of Mount Paterson in the Rockefeller Mountains, on Edward VII Peninsula. Discovered in 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and named by Byrd for Captain Nilsen of the Norwegian whaler C.A. Larsen, which towed the City of New York through the pack ice.

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This Ross Dependency location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Mountains of King Edward VII Land Ross Dependency geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Mount Nils Larsen Nimba National Forest Look at other dictionaries: Nilsen (disambiguation) — Nilsen is a surname. Nilsen may also refer to: Mount Nilsen, Antartica Nilsen Peak, Antarctica Nilsen Plateau, Antarctica Nilsen Bay, Antarctica Nilsen Island, near the island of South Georgia Nilsen Township, Wilkin County, Minnesota …   Wikipedia Mount Schlossbach — (78°3′S 154°48′W / 78.05°S 154.8°W / 78.05; 154.8) is a peak just southeast of Mount Nilsen in the south group of the Rockefeller Mountains on …   Wikipedia Mount Sundbeck — is a peak, 3,030 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Mount Stubberud on a ridge from the north side of Nilsen Plateau, in Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from the surveys and U.S. Navy air… …   Wikipedia Mount Stubberud — (86°7′S 158°45′W / 86.117°S 158.75°W / 86.117; 158.75) is a mountain, 2,970 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Beck Peak on a ridge from the north side of Nil …   Wikipedia Mount Kristensen — (86°20′S 159°40′W / 86.333°S 159.667°W / 86.333; 159.667) is a mountain, 3,460 m, standing on the west side of Nilsen Plateau 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Li …   Wikipedia Mount Kendrick — (86°22′S 156°40′W / 86.367°S 156.667°W / 86.367; 156.667) is a massive ice covered mountain, 3,610 m, surmounting the east side of the Nilsen Plateau at the head of Bartlett Gl …   Wikipedia Mount Orndorff — is a peak (1,520 m) standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) south of Nilsen Peak, at the west side of Massam Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Howard J. Orndorff …   Wikipedia Amundsens Antarktisexpedition — Die Fram im Drifteis Die von Roald Amundsen geleitete Fram Expedition war eine norwegische Antarktisexpedition, die erstmals den Südpol erreichte. In den Jahren von 1910 bis 1913 fuhr Amundsen mit der Fram, die bereits zweimal in der Arktis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Amundsens Fram-Expedition — Die Fram im Drifteis Die von Roald Amundsen geleitete Fram Expedition war eine norwegische Antarktisexpedition, die erstmals den Südpol erreichte. In den Jahren von 1910 bis 1913 fuhr Amundsen mit der Fram, die bereits zweimal in der Arktis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia Amundsens Südpolarexpedition — Die Fram im Drifteis Die von Roald Amundsen geleitete Fram Expedition war eine norwegische Antarktisexpedition, die erstmals den Südpol erreichte. In den Jahren von 1910 bis 1913 fuhr Amundsen mit der Fram, die bereits zweimal in der Arktis… …   Deutsch Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”