Penck Ledge () is a mainly ice-covered ledge at the west side of the head of
Penck Trough
Penck Trough () is a broad ice-filled valley trending southwest to northeast, for about between Borg Massif and the northeast part of Kirwan Escarpment, in Queen Maud Land. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939) ...
in
Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952), led by
John Schjelderup Giæver
John Schjelderup Giæver (31 December 1901 – 9 November 1970) was a Norwegian people, Norwegian author and polar researcher.
Jónsbú Station in NE Greenland was named after him.
Personal life
He was born in Tromsø in Troms, Norway. He ...
, and additional air photos (1958–59), and named in association with Penck Trough.
Rock formations of Queen Maud Land
Princess Martha Coast
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