{{short description|Mountain in Antarctica}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Sivorgfjella | other_name = | image = Svea field station in Antarctica.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = The Swedish field station Svea in 2001 <!-- MAP CODE TBA --> | map = Antarctica | map_caption = Location in Antarctica | label = Sivorgfjella <!----------------------- HIGHEST POINT --> | highest = | highest_location = Paalnibba, 2711 metres above sea level | elevation_m = | prominence = | parent_peak = | isolation = | isolation_parent = | coordinates = <!----------------------- DIMENSIONS --> | length = | length_orientation = | width = | width_orientation = | area = {{convert|1800|km2|abbr=on}} <!----------------------- NAMING --> | etymology = Sivorg <!----------------------- GEOGRAPHY --> | country_type = Continent | country = Antarctica | part_type = Area | part = Queen Maud Land | range_coordinates = {{coord|74|41|S|11|20|W|type:mountain}} | range = Heimefront Range <!----------------------- GEOLOGY --> | formed_by = | age = | geology = <!----------------------- CLIMBING --> | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | normal_route = | access = }} '''Sivorgfjella''' is the central and largest mountain in the Heimefront Range in Queen Maud Land. It is separated from the other parts of Heimefrontfjella by Kiberdalen to the south and KK-Dalen to the north.<ref name="SCAR">[http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=115942 Sivorgfjella] SCAR ''Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica''&nbsp;(Norge). Katalognr. 13347</ref> The mountain massif and nunataks cover an area of {{convert|1800|km2|abbr=on}} and the highest point is Paalnibba (2711 metres above sea level).<ref>Tore Gjelsvik: [http://brage.bibsys.no/npolar/bitstream/URN:NBN:no-bibsys_brage_16127/1/Rapport054.pdf "Place-names of Heimefrontfjella and Lingetoppane, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica"] ''Rapportserie'', nr. 54, Norsk Polarinstitutt, Oslo 1989</ref>

Sweden operate the only research station in Sivorgfjella. The research station Svea is staffed during the summer, and was established in the 1987/88 season at Scharffenbergbotnen.

The mountain is named after Sivorg, the home front's civil organisation during World War II.

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Category:Mountain ranges of Queen Maud Land Category:Mountains of Queen Maud Land