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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Skavlrimen (NOR) 71° 58' 00.0" S 13° 32' 00.0" E Ridge
Name ID: 115969 Place ID: 13388

Mountain ridge in Weyprechtfjella, in the W part of Hoelfjella, Fimbulheimen. Skavl=snowdrift.

Skavlrimen Ridge (USA) 71° 58' 00.0" S 13° 32' 00.0" E Ridge
Name ID: 131688 Place ID: 13388

A largely snow-covered ridge, about 3 mi long and surmounted in the N part by Vyatskaya Peak, located 1.5 mi E of Dekefjellet Mountain in the Weyprecht Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by GerAE, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Skavlrimen.

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