Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Borg Massif (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Borg Massif (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Massif (2c)
This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A spectacular mountain massif, about 30 mi long and with summits above 2,700 m, situated along the NW side of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land. The parallel, ice-filled Raudberg Valley and Frostlendet Valley trend northeastward through the massif, dividing its summits into three rough groups. The feature was photographed from the air by the GerAE (1938-39), but was not correctly shown on the maps by the expedition. It was mapped in detail by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by NBSAE (1949-52). They named it Borgmassivet (the castle massif) in association with Borg Mountain, its most prominent feature.
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