Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Sønstebynuten (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Sønstebynuten (The name as it would appear on a map)
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This name originates from Norway. It is part of the Norway Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Nunatak E-most in Lingetoppane, E part of Fimbulheimen. After Gunnar Sønsteby, b. 1918, captain. After intense resistance activity on the home front from the early war years, he became a wanted person by the Gestapo. He went to England where he joined the Linge Company, returning to Norway shortly after. He became a most trusted leader of the "Oslo Gang", performing several most daring and efficient sabotage actions.
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