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Orvin Mountains
The Orvin Mountains () 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 the highest point in the Conrad Mountains, a subrange of the Orvin Mountains. Discovery and naming First photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938-1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for Anders K. Orvin, director of the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1958 to 1959. Constituent ranges Constituent ranges of Orvin Mountains, listed from east to west: * Shcherbakov Range * Mount Dallmann * Conrad Mountains * Gagarin Mountains * Kurze Mountains The Kurze Mountains () are a range of mainly bare rock peaks, ridges and mountains about long and wide in the Orvin Mountain ...
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Conrad Mountains
The Conrad Mountains ( ) 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 subrange of the Orvin Mountains. With its summit at , the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms the highest point in the Conrad Mountains. Discovery and naming The Conrad Mountains were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Rear Admiral Heinrich Friedrich (Fritz) Conrad (18 April 1883 – 1 January 1944), director of the meteorological division of the former Marineleitung (German Admiralty). They were surveyed by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-1960. See also * Henry Moraine * List of mountains of Queen Maud Land This list of mountains of Queen Maud Land contains mountains with a registered elevation of higher than 2000 metres (6561 feet) above sea level. The availability of accurate data for this region is limited, ...
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Anders K
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378. It was common for priests and farmers during medieval times. According to Statistics Sweden, as of 31 December 2021 it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today is called Andersson. The name day of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is 30 November, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas weather would be. If it was very cold on 30 November there would be much sleet on Christmas (and vice versa). In Denmark Donald Duck's name is ''Anders And''. The Fering name Anders may have been bor ...
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Skorvehallet Slope
Skorvehallet Slope () is a snow-covered slope with numerous rock outcrops, lying just west of the Gagarin Mountains in the Orvin Mountains, Queen Maud Land Queen Maud Land () is a roughly region of Antarctica Territorial claims in Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20th meridian west, 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, .... Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Skorvehallet. Ice slopes of Queen Maud Land Princess Astrid Coast {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub ...
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List Of Mountains Of Queen Maud Land
This list of mountains of Queen Maud Land contains mountains with a registered elevation of higher than 2000 metres (6561 feet) above sea level. The availability of accurate data for this region is limited, making the list both incomplete and inaccurate. Prominence data is generally not available, and the list includes rock formations such as mountain peaks, ridges, nunataks, cliffs and crags. Ice domes are not included in the list. With an elevation of s, Jøkulkyrkja Mountain is the highest mountain of Queen Maud Land. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) database Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and other sources, several summits in the Sør Rondane Mountains are registered with higher elevation, including Isachsen Mountain (3,425 metres), Devold Peak (3,280 meters), Kjelbotn Peak (3,210 meters), Bond Peaks (3,180 meters) and Mount Widerøe (3,180 meters). According to Belgian sources and Norwegian topographic maps, the highest elevation of Sør Rond ...
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Filchner Mountains
The Filchner Mountains () are a group of mountains southwest of the Drygalski Mountains, at the western end of the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Wilhelm Filchner, leader of the German expedition to the Weddell Sea area in 1911–12. They were remapped from air photos taken by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1958–59. See also * Djupedalsleitet Saddle * List of mountains of Queen Maud Land This list of mountains of Queen Maud Land contains mountains with a registered elevation of higher than 2000 metres (6561 feet) above sea level. The availability of accurate data for this region is limited, making the list both incomplete and inac ... * Kubusdaelda * Kubusdalen References Mountain ranges of Queen Maud Land Orvin Mountains {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub ...
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Drygalski Mountains
The Drygalski Mountains are a group of scattered mountains and nunataks lying between the Filchner Mountains and the Kurze Mountains in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Professor Erich von Drygalski, the leader of the First German Antarctica Expedition of 1901–03. They were remapped from air photos and survey by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (''Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen'') was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud's Land in Antarctica. The expedition was based at Norway Station () which was located on the Fimbul Ice Shelf bordering th ..., 1956–60. The highest peak is Ulvetanna Peak at . See also * Fenristunga * List of mountains of Queen Maud Land References Mountain ranges of Queen Maud Land Orvin Mountains {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub ...
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Kurze Mountains
The Kurze Mountains () are a range of mainly bare rock peaks, ridges and mountains about long and wide in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature stands between the Drygalski Mountains on the west and the Gagarin Mountains and Conrad Mountains on the east. The Kurze Mountains were discovered and plotted from aerial photographs taken by the Third German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39, who named them for the director of the Naval Division of the former Marineleitung (German Admiralty). They were remapped by the Norsk Polarinstitutt from surveys and aerial photos taken by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and given the name "Holtedahlfjella." The correlation of the prior name (Kurze) with this feature is quite definite and is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity. See also *Gruvleflesa Knolls *Hålishalsen Saddle References

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Gagarin Mountains
The Gagarin Mountains (; ) are a linear group of mountains, trending in a north–south direction for between the Kurze Mountains and the Conrad Mountains of the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. Discovery and naming The Gagarin Mountains were mapped by cartographers of the Norwegian Polar Institute The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI; ) is Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The NPI is a directorate under Norway's Ministry of Climate and Envir ..., using aerial photographs and surveys taken by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in 1956–60. They were remapped from surveys and air photos by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named for Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. See also * List of mountains of Queen Maud Land References External links Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) {{Antarctica topics Mountain ranges of ...
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Mount Dallmann
Mount Dallmann is a bold mountain, high, east of the northern portion of the Conrad Mountains, in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Eduard Dallmann, a German whaling captain who explored along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in 1873–1874. Dallmann was the first person to navigate under the German flag in Antarctic waters. See also * List of mountains of Queen Maud Land This list of mountains of Queen Maud Land contains mountains with a registered elevation of higher than 2000 metres (6561 feet) above sea level. The availability of accurate data for this region is limited, making the list both incomplete and inac ... * Slabotnen Cirque References External links Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dallmann, Mount Mountains of Queen Maud Land Orvin Mountains ...
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Shcherbakov Range
Shcherbakov Range is a mountain range trending north–south for 20 miles (32 km), standing immediately east of Mount Dallmann where it marks the east extremity of the Orvin Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition The Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SAE or SovAE) (, ''Sovetskaya antarkticheskaya ekspeditsiya'') was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. It was ..., 1960–61, and named after Soviet scientist D.I. Shcherbakov (d.1966). See also * Slabotnen Cirque Mountain ranges of Queen Maud Land Orvin Mountains {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub ...
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Norwegian Polar Institute
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI; ) is Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The NPI is a directorate under Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway), Ministry of Climate and Environment. The institute advises Norwegian authorities on matters concerning polar environmental management and is the official environmental management body for Norwegian activities in Antarctica. Activities The institute's activities are focused on environmental research and management in the polar regions. The NPI's researchers investigate biodiversity, climate and environmental toxins in the Arctic and Antarctic, and in this context the institute equips and organizes large-scale expeditions to both polar regions. The institute contributes to national and international climate work, and is an active contact point for the international scientific community. The institute collects and analyses ...
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