Gjelsvik Spur
Gjelsvik Spur (79°18′S 156°19′E / 79.300°S 156.317°ECoordinates: 79°18′S 156°19′E / 79.300°S 156.317°E) is a rock spur 2 nautical miles (4 km) northwest of Mount Ayres on the Butcher Ridge, in the Cook Mountains of Antarctica. It was named after of the University of Wisconsin–Madison aeromagnetic project under , 1963–64. Working from U.S. Navy aircraft, Gjelsvik acquired aeromagnetic profiles over the Transantarctic Mountains bordering the Ross Sea and Ross Ice Shelf.[1]
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- ^ "Gjelsvik Spur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
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