Gygra Peak

Gygra Peak (71°58′S 3°16′E) is a rock peak, 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) high, just west of Risen Peak in the Gjelsvik Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Gygra (the giantess).[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Gygra Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  2. Stewart, John (1990). Antarctica: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. McFarland. p. 417. ISBN 9780899505978.
  3. Alberts, Fred G. (1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic. National Science Foundation. p. 302.

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