Framranten Point

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Framranten Point (

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73°49′S 5°13′W / 73.817°S 5.217°W / -73.817; -5.217Coordinates: 73°49′S 5°13′W / 73.817°S 5.217°W / -73.817; -5.217) is a rocky point that extends northwestward from Kuvungen Hill, near the southwest end of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and from additional air photos (1958–59), and named Framranten.[1]

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  1. ^ "Framranten Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-06.

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