Per Spur

Per Spur (71°19′S 12°36′E / 71.317°S 12.600°E / -71.317; 12.600Coordinates: 71°19′S 12°36′E / 71.317°S 12.600°E / -71.317; 12.600) is a rock spur which marks the northern extremity of the Östliche Petermann Range, in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named for J. Per Madsen, a meteorologist with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1958-59.

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