Torbjørn Rocks

Torbjørn Rocks is a group of rocks lying in the mouth of in the of . They were plotted from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition and named for Torbjørn Lunde, the glaciologist with the expedition.
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Torbjørn Rocks

Latitude
-71.88333° or 71° 53′ south
Longitude
6.35° or 6° 21′ east
Elevation
1,807 metres (5,928 feet)
Open location code
2FW8488X+MX
Geo­Names ID
6626856
Wiki­data ID
Q7825491
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Torbjørn Rocks” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Torbjørnskjer
  • Chinese: 托爾比約恩岩
  • Dutch: Torbjørn Rocks
  • German: Torbjørnskjer
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Torbjørnskjer
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Torbjørnskjer
  • Norwegian: Torbjørnskjer
  • Swedish: Torbjørnskjer

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