It was remapped by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60 (NorAE), and named Grautskåla (the mash bowl) because of its appearance and association with nearby Schüssel Cirque.

[1] Download coordinates as: Features in and around the Grautskåla Cirque include Loze Mountain to the west, Sponskaftet Spur, Mount Kurchatov, The Altar and Altarduken Glacier to the south, and Mechnikov Peak to the east.

Remapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Sponskaftet (the wooden spoon handle).

A flat-topped rock summit 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) high at the head of Grautskåla Cirque, immediately west of Altarduken Glacier.

A small glacier just east of The Altar at the head of Grautskala Cirque, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land.