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Mount Wedel Jarlsberg

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Mount Wedel-Jarlsberg (85°39′S 165°8′W) is an ice-covered mountain between Cooper Glacier and Bowman Glacier, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Mount Ruth Gade in the Quarles Range. Discovered in December 1911 by Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Alice Wedel-Jarlsberg (1861–1913), first wife of Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg (1855-1942), a Norwegian diplomat.

Map of Mount Wedel-Jarlsberg, Antarctica

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Mount Wedel-Jarlsberg Wikipedia