Mikkelsen Peak

Mikkelsen Peak is, at 420 metres, the highest peak of the in , Antarctica. In January and February 1931 several Norwegian whale catchers, exploring along this coast, made sketches of the shore from their vessels and named this mountain for Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, master of the Torlyn.
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Mikkelsen Peak

Latitude
-67.78361° or 67° 47′ 1″ south
Longitude
66.73667° or 66° 44′ 12″ east
Elevation
420 metres (1,378 feet)
Open location code
3J486P8P+HM
Geo­Names ID
6638093
Wiki­data ID
Q6584090
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Satellite Map

Discover Mikkelsen Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mikkelsen Peak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mikkelsen Peak
  • Chinese: 米科爾森峰
  • Dutch: Mikkelsen Peak
  • German: Mikkelsen Peak
  • Ladin: Mikkelsen Peak
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mikkelsen Peak
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Mikkelsen Peak
  • Swedish: Mikkelsen Peak

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