Mount Twintop () is a twin-peaked

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about 6 nautical miles (11 km) south-southwest of

Mount Tritoppen Mount Tritoppen () is a triple-peaked mountain, 1,350 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Mount Hordern in the David Range of the Framnes Mountains. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christen ...

in the south part of the

David Range The David Range ( is a mountain range that extends for in the Framnes Mountains of Mac.Robertson Land in Antarctica. The range is surrounded by, and largely covered by, an ice sheet. Only the peaks are visible. Discovery The range was first s ...

Framnes Mountains The Framnes Mountains is a group of Antarctica, Antarctic mountain ranges in Mac. Robertson Land, to the south of the Mawson Coast. The range is surrounded by, and largely covered by, an ice sheet. Discovery The three major ranges and other less ...

. Immediately north of Mount Twintop are the Butler Nunataks, and Venture Dome lies 60 km to the south. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the

Lars Christensen Expedition Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the name ...

(1936–37) and named Tvitoppen (the twin

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). The translated form of the name recommended by

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(ANCA) has been adopted.

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