Skarshaugane Peaks

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Skarshaugane Peaks (71°49′S, 11°37′E) is a group of peaks including Mount Skarshovden that extend south for 3 miles (4.8 km) from Hovdeskar Gap, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. They were discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39, mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Skarshaugane ("the gap peaks").

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