Mount Kjerka

	Mount Kjerka Mount Kjerka () is a mountain, high, at the south end of the Gustav Bull Mountains, south of Mount Marsden, in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ... (1936–37) and named Kjerka (the church). References Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gustav Bull Mountains The Gustav Bull Mountains () are a small group of bare, rugged mountain peaks and nunataks, lying inland from the coast and southwest of Scullin Monolith in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. Exploration and naming In January and February 1931, several Norwegian whale catchers, exploring this coast, made sketches of the land from their vessels and named this group the Gustav Bull Mountains for Captain Gustav B. Bull, at that time whaling manager of the ''Thorshammer''. The British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929–31), under Douglas Mawson, made an airplane flight over this area in January 1930, returning for further exploration in February 1931, and giving names to individual features in the group. Features Features, from north to south, include: Mount Rivett . A bare rock mountain, the northeasternmost feature of the Gustav Bull Mountains in Mac. Robertson Land. On February 13, 1931, the BANZARE (1929-31) under Douglas Mawson made a landing on ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mount Marsden Mount Marsden () is a bare rock mountain, high, lying southwest of Mount Rivett in the Gustav Bull Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. On 13 February 1931 the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929–31) under Douglas Mawson made a landing on nearby Scullin Monolith. They named this mountain for Ernest Marsden, Director of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) is a now-defunct government science agency in New Zealand, founded in 1926 and broken into Crown Research Institutes in 1992. Foundation DSIR was founded in 1926 by Ernest Marsden aft .... References Mountains of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lars Christensen Expedition Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown. People * Lars (bishop), 13th-century Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (1855–1921), Norwegian politician Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient Lars Amble (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director Lars Herminius Aquilinus, ancient Roman consul Lars Bak (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer Lars Bak (computer programmer) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer Lars Christensen (1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), Swedish inventor Lars Eriksson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]