Mosbytoppane
Mosbytoppane[1] (earlier Mosbytoppen, sometimes anglicized as Mosby Peak), are two crags to the southwest of the caldera of the island of Bouvetøya. The tallest is a snow-covered peak 670 meters (2,200 ft) above mean sea level and 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) northeast of . It was charted by the in 1927–28, under Captain . It is named for Hakon Mosby, an oceanographer and meteorologist who was one of two scientists on the expedition.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Mosbytoppane". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Mosby Peak". Geographic Names Information System. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
Categories:
- Mountains of Bouvet Island
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- Subantarctic island geography stubs