Hovdeskar Gap

Hovdeskar Gap (

71°47′S 11°39′E / 71.783°S 11.650°E / -71.783; 11.650Coordinates: 71°47′S 11°39′E / 71.783°S 11.650°E / -71.783; 11.650) is a gap^{[clarification needed]} just east of Mount Skarshovden at the head of Skarsbrotet Glacier, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, was mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Hovdeskar (knoll gap).^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Hovdeskar Gap". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)