Mount Bjerke () is a large

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

, , forming the southern end of the

Conrad Mountains The Conrad Mountains (german: Conradgebirge, no, Conradfjella) are a narrow chain of mountains, long, located between the Gagarin Mountains and Mount Dallmann in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The Conrad Mountains are a mountain range, subrange of ...

in the

Orvin Mountains The Orvin Mountains ( no, Orvinfjella) constitute a major group of mountain ranges, extending for about between the Wohlthat Mountains and the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land. With its summit at , the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms ...

Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addit ...

. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named for Henry Bjerke, mechanic with Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1957–59.

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Mountains of Queen Maud Land Princess Astrid Coast {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub

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