Festningsporten Pass

Festningsporten Pass is an ice-covered gap in the middle of the north face of Festninga Mountain leading to the mountain's flat summit, in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. it was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Festningsporten (the fortress gate).[1]

References
  1. "Festningsporten Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

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