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The word ''storfallet'' is a Norwegian word meaning "large slope." Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named the glacier in 1987. | The word ''storfallet'' is a Norwegian word meaning "large slope." Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named the glacier in 1987. | ||
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As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, [[Prince Ashton Roman]] was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Prince of Storfallet. | |||
[[Category:Peter I Island]] | [[Category:Peter I Island]] | ||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | [[Category:Glaciers]] |
Latest revision as of 07:11, 2 November 2021
The Storfallet is a large and very steep glacier slope on the southeast coast of Peter I Island. The glacier runs from Lars Christensen Peak at an elevation of 176 meters in a south-easterly direction between Vestryggen and Austryggen to the Vostok coast.
Name
The word storfallet is a Norwegian word meaning "large slope." Scientists from the Norwegian Polar Institute named the glacier in 1987.
Noble title
As part of the 20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments celebrating Westarctica's 20 years of sovereignty, Prince Ashton Roman was granted the peerage title Prince of Storfallet.