Antarctica

Mount Kristensen

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 and glaciers, in the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,460 metres
  • Description: mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Kristensen, Mount” and “Mount H. Kristensen”

Mount Kristensen

Latitude
-86.33333° or 86° 20′ south
Longitude
-159.66667° or 159° 40′ west
Elevation
3,460 metres (11,352 feet)
Named after
H. Kristensen
Open location code
2352M88M+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11109153049
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6636379
Wiki­data ID
Q6921714
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Kristensen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Mount Kristensen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kristensen”
  • Chinese: “克里斯滕森山”
  • Dutch: “Mount Kristensen”
  • German: “Mount Kristensen”
  • Italian: “Monte Kristensen”
  • Ladin: “Mount Kristensen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Kristensen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Kristensen”
  • Swedish: “Kristensen”
  • Swedish: “Mount Kristensen”
  • Venetian: “Monte Kristensen”

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