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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Fimbulheimen (NOR) 72° 00' 00.0" S 8° 00' 00.0" E
Name ID: 115078 Place ID: 4598

The mountain area between Jutulstraumen in the W to Carsten Borchgrevinkisen in the E. Fimbul=large. In Norse mythology used in the name of the large winter, the Fimbulvinter.

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