Name details

Ryghnuten

Ryghnuten (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Ryghnuten  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Norway Gazetteer Id 115865

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from Norway. It is part of the Norway Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Mountain peak on the S side of Bonnevie-Svendsenbreen S in Sivorgfjella, Heimefrontfjella in Maudheimvidda. After Herlov Rygh, b. 1902, civil engineer. Editor of the largest illegal newspaper, London nytt ("London News"), and a most active liaison between the free press and the Central Resistance Board. Arrested in 1943, but did not yield whilst being cruelly tortured.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 50' 18.0" S
-74.83833°
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Longitude:
11° 26' 00.0" W
-11.43333°
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Altitude:
2630 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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