Snøskalkegga Ridge

Snoskalkegga Ridge (71°59′S 13°13′E / 71.983°S 13.217°E / -71.983; 13.217Coordinates: 71°59′S 13°13′E / 71.983°S 13.217°E / -71.983; 13.217) is a largely snow-covered ridge, about 3 nautical miles (6 km) long and surmounted at the north end by Kazanskaya Mountain, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dekefjellet Mountain in the Weyprecht Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Snoskalkegga.

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