Olsen Crags
Nilsen Plateau is a rugged, ice-covered plateau in Antarctica. When including Fram Mesa, the plateau is about 30 nautical miles long and 1 to 12 nautical miles wide, rising to 3,940 metres high between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains.- Cliff rising to 2,100 metres (6,890 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Mount K. Olsen”
- …is named after Karinius Olsen
- Description: crag in Antarctica
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-86.2° or 86° 12′ south
Longitude
-160.8° or 160° 48′ west
Open location code
225XQ5XX+XX
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Olsen Crags” goes by many names.
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Olsen CragsItalian
Olsen CragsNorwegian Nynorsk
Olsen CragsSwedish
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