Sverdrup Mountains

The Sverdrup Mountains (Norwegian: Sverdrupfjella) are a group of mountains about 80 km (50 mi) long, standing just west of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at 2,655 metres (8,711 ft), the massive Mount Krüger forms the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains.

Sverdrup Mountains
Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land
Highest point
PeakMount Krüger
Elevation8,711 ft (2,655 m)
Coordinates72°20′S 01°00′E 
Naming
Native nameSverdrupfjella
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionQueen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Parent rangeFimbulheimen

Discovery and naming

First photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (3rd GAE), 1938–1939. Mapped in detail by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), and again by a later Norwegian expedition. Named for Harald Sverdrup, Chairman of the Norwegian Committee for the NBSAE.[1]

Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition

Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), 1949–1952

Norwegian Expedition

Luncke Expedition, 1958–1959

List of important geographical features of the Sverdrup Mountains
Sverdrup Mountains
Map depicting the location of the Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Name of feature Coordinates Altitude Discovery Notes
Alan Peak 72°39′S 00°11′E 3rd GAE A peak at the west side of the mouth of Reece Valley, in the southern part of the Sverdrup Mountains. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Alan Reece, geologist of the NBSAE, and earlier with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).
Barkley Mountains 72°22′S 01°00′E 3rd GAE Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Erich Barkley, biologist of the 3rd GAE.
Brattskarvet Mountain 72°06′S 01°27′E 2100 meters 3rd GAE Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Brattskarvet (the steep mountain).
Fuglefjellet 72°17′S 00°46′E 3rd GAE 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Mount Roer. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Fuglefjellet (the bird mountain).
Gburek Peaks 72°11′S 00°15′W 3rd GAE A group of rocky elevations including Straumsvola Mountain and Jutulrora Mountain, forming the western end of the Sverdrup Mountains. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Leo Gburek, geophysicist of the 3rd GAE.
Hamartind Peak 72°33′S 00°39′E
Isingen Mountain 72°23′S 01°04′E
Joungane Peaks 72°04′S 00°17′W
Jutulrora Mountain 72°15′S 00°27′W
Kvitho Peak 72°29′S 01°13′E
Kvithovden Peak 72°22′S 00°45′E
Kvitkjolen Ridge
Kvitsvodene Valley
Mount Brandt 72°10′S 01°07′E
Mount Krüger 72°36′S 00°57′E 2655 meters 3rd GAE The summit of Krügerfjellet, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Kvitho Peak, is the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains.[2][3] Named for Walter Krüger, meteorological assistant on the 3rd GAE.
Mount Roer 72°18′S 00°21′E
Nupskapa Peak 72°43′S 00°16′E
Oppkuven Peak 72°37′S 00°24′E
Paulsen Mountains 72°10′S 01°21′E 3rd GAE A group of mountains including Brattskarvet Mountain, Vendeholten Mountain and Tverrveggen Ridge, located in the northern part of the Sverdrup Mountains. Named for Karl-Heinz Paulsen, oceanographer on the expedition.
Rogstad Glacier
Romlingane Peaks 72°11′S 01°08′E
Salknappen Peak 72°19′S 01°02′E
Snarby Peak 72°02′S 01°37′E
Sorhausane Peaks 72°47′S 00°15′E
Storjoen Peak 72°07′S 00°12′W
Straumsvola Mountain 72°07′S 00°20′W
Tverrveggen Ridge 72°17′S 01°20′E 3rd GAE Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Tverrveggen (the transverse wall).
Tvora 72°10′S 00°05′W
Vendeholten Mountain 72°12′S 01°20′E

See also

References
  1. "Sverdrup Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  2. "Mount Krüger". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  3. "Mount Krüger, Antarctica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

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