Furubotnnabben

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

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

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Place ID: 5035
Name ID: 115121

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

Partly snow-covered hill NW-most in Sivorgfjella, Heimefrontfjella in Maudheimvidda. After Peder Lorentz Furubotn, b. 1890, party secretary. Headed the communist resistance groups from early 1942. His headquarters in the mountains were attacked twice by German troops, but he managed to escape.

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Location

Latitude:
74° 32' 00.0" S
-74.53333°
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Longitude:
11° 26' 00.0" W
-11.43333°
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Altitude:
1324 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
Unknown

Related information

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