Rustad Knoll ( 54°28′S 3°23′E / 54.467°S 3.383°E) is a rounded, snow-topped elevation (365 m) which surmounts the south shore of the island of Bouvetøya immediately east of Cato Point. First charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun. [1] The knoll was recharted in December 1927 by the Norvegia expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt. [2] They named it for Ditlef Rustad who was in charge of the biological research of the expedition. [3]
References
- ^ "Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. med. h. c. Carl Chun". University of Leipzig. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Norvegia I". polarhistorie.no. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Norvegia-ekspedisjonene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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Rustad Knoll ( 54°28′S 3°23′E / 54.467°S 3.383°E) is a rounded, snow-topped elevation (365 m) which surmounts the south shore of the island of Bouvetøya immediately east of Cato Point. First charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun. [1] The knoll was recharted in December 1927 by the Norvegia expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt. [2] They named it for Ditlef Rustad who was in charge of the biological research of the expedition. [3]
References
- ^ "Prof. Dr. phil., Dr. med. h. c. Carl Chun". University of Leipzig. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Norvegia I". polarhistorie.no. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "Norvegia-ekspedisjonene". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
This article incorporates
public domain material from
"Rustad Knoll".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey.
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