Helland-Hansen Shoulder (Geography)
From The Encyclopedia of Earth
Helland-Hansen Shoulder
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The Helland-Hansen Shoulder is a mainly ice-covered ridge in Antarctica which extends southward from the west portion of Mount Fridtjof Nansen and overlooks the northern side of the head of Axel Heiberg Glacier, a glacier that descends from the Antarctic Plateau to the Ross Ice Shelf.
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This topographic feature was discovered in 1911 by Roald Armundsen and named by him for Prof. B. Helland-Hansen, of the University of Oslo, Norway.
Coordinates
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85.2600 S |
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168.1000 W |
Further reading
- Antarctica Collection on the Encyclopedia of Earth
- USGS Geographical Names Information System
