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43: 686: 50: 926: 936: 380: 335: 237: 743: 112: 428: 553: 332: 389: 353: 192:, about 50 km (30 mi) long and with summits above 2,700 metres (8,900 ft), situated along the northwest side of the 42: 965: 944: 298: 245: 707: 394: 748: 485: 225: 384: 844: 758: 839: 722: 500: 421: 399: 712: 368: 702: 664: 475: 613: 543: 490: 463: 105: 939: 727: 659: 548: 809: 794: 753: 717: 414: 241: 468: 829: 819: 603: 575: 531: 859: 763: 649: 445: 834: 654: 854: 804: 799: 694: 536: 480: 458: 87: 313: 8: 929: 906: 864: 814: 789: 563: 521: 232:, but was not correctly shown on the maps by the expedition. It was mapped in detail by 849: 266: 213: 205: 216:
trend northeastward through the massif, dividing its summits into three rough groups:
911: 784: 453: 280: 901: 248:(1958–1959). They named it "Borgmassivet" (the castle massif) in association with 885: 669: 644: 570: 526: 516: 339: 303: 229: 209: 201: 197: 189: 160: 67: 63: 308: 895: 890: 880: 779: 593: 959: 824: 618: 273: 262: 249: 127: 114: 283:. The name "Hogfonna" means "the high snowfield" in the Norwegian language. 193: 172: 628: 608: 495: 373: 265:, a large, flattish, ice-topped mountain with many exposed rock cliffs. 685: 558: 437: 354:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borg Massif
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lies 4 nautical miles (7.4 kilometres; 4.6 miles) north of the massif.
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Located at the northeastern end of the Borg Massif is the summit of
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Located at the southern end of the Borg Massif is the summit of
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Located at the northern end of the Borg Massif is the summit of
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Borg Massif is located in Earth
Queen Maud Land
East Antarctica
Høgsaetet Mountain
Elevation
Coordinates
72°45′S 3°30′E / 72.750°S 3.500°E / -72.750; 3.500
Queen Maud Land
Easiest route
mountain massif
Penck Trough
Queen Maud Land
East Antarctica
Hogsaetet Mountain
Raudberg Valley
Frostlendet Valley
Third German Antarctic Expedition
Alfred Ritscher
Norwegian
Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition
John Schjelderup Giæver
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Borg Mountain
Borg Mountain
Dugurdspiggen Peak
Ytstenut Peak
Hogfonna Mountain
Flesa Rock
List of mountains of Queen Maud Land
Ruvungane Peaks

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