Sivorgfjella

Sivorgfjella is the central and largest mountain in the Heimefront Range in Dronning Maud Land. It is separated from the other parts of Heimefrontfjella by Kiberdalen to the south and KK-Dalen to the north.[1] The mountain massif and nunataks cover an area of 1800 km² and the highest point is Paalnibba (2711 metres above sea level).[2]

The Swedish field station Svea in 2001

Sweden operate the only research station in Sivorgfjella. The research station Svea is manned during the summer, and was established in the 1987/88 season at Scharffenbergbotnen.

The mountain is named after Sivorg, the home front's civil organisation during the second world war.

References
  1. Sivorgfjella SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (Norge). Katalognr. 13347
  2. Tore Gjelsvik: "Place-names of Heimefrontfjella and Lingetoppane, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica" Rapportserie, nr. 54, Norsk Polarinstitutt, Oslo 1989

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