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Jøkulhest Dome

Coordinates: 71°52′S 6°42′E / 71.867°S 6.700°E / -71.867; 6.700
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Jøkulhest Dome (71°52′S 6°42′E / 71.867°S 6.700°E / -71.867; 6.700) is the high icecapped summit of Jokulkyrkja Mountain, in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was plotted from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Jøkulhest (the glacier horse).[1]

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  1. ^ "Jøkulhest Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

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