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Jutulsessen Mountain


Jutulsessen is a nunatak in the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It is located in Princess Martha Coast, 235 kilometers (146 mi) from the coast and King Haakon VII Sea. Jutulsessen is the site of the Norwegian research station Troll and the affiliated Troll Satellite Station, which has two radomes on top of the mountain. Troll Airfield is located in the vicinity.

Jutulsessen is a nunatak mountain are with a peak 2,370 meters (7,780 ft) above mean sea level. It is located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) north of Terningskarvet, also in the Gjelsvik Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Jutulsessen is located in the eastern part of Princess Martha Coast in Queen Maud Land, which Norway claims as a dependent territory. The base is located at 1,270 meters (4,170 ft) above mean sea level and is completely surrounded by the Antarctic ice sheet. Jutulsessen is 235 kilometers (146 mi) from the coast of King Haakon VII Sea.

The mountain area is horseshoe-shaped, with the glacier and cirque of Sætet to the north. The two arms of the area run due northwards. The western arm is the location of Troll. The eastern arm is longer and consists of the narrow section of Jutulhogget and the wider Armlenet. Further north lies the isolated area of Stabben. Blåfallet is an ice-depression on the western side of Knokane, a ridge of Armlenet. Jutuldalen is a valley in Armlenet, with the ice-depression of Staupet to the west. Armlenet also features the glacier of Ringfingerbreen. Southeast of Sætet lies the broad valley of Brudgedalen, and to the southeast lies the ridge of Brudga. The three peaks closest to Troll are Trolltindane, the tallest of which is Trolltinden.


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