Borg Massif is a
mountain massif, about long and with summits above , situated along the northwest side of the
Penck Trough in
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 ...
,
East Antarctica
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority (two-thirds) of the Antarctic continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the continent, separated from West Antarctica by the Transantarctic Mountains. It lies almos ...
.
The tallest peak, at , is
Hogsaetet Mountain. The parallel, ice-filled
Raudberg Valley and
Frostlendet Valley
Frostlendet Valley is an ice-filled valley, about long, draining northeastward along the south side of Hogfonna Mountain, in the Borg Massif of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by ...
trend northeastward through the massif, dividing its summits into three rough groups:
Discovery and naming
The feature was photographed from the air by the
Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain
Alfred Ritscher, but was not correctly shown on the maps by the expedition. It was mapped in detail by
Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the
Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952), led by
John Schjelderup Giæver. It was remapped by air photos taken by the
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1958–1959). They named it "Borgmassivet" (the castle massif) in association with
Borg Mountain
Borg Mountain is a large, flattish, ice-topped mountain with many exposed rock cliffs, standing at the northern end of Borg Massif in Queen Maud Land. Borg Mountain and its features were mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers from surveys an ...
, its most prominent feature.
Features
*Located at the northern end of the Borg Massif is the summit of
Borg Mountain
Borg Mountain is a large, flattish, ice-topped mountain with many exposed rock cliffs, standing at the northern end of Borg Massif in Queen Maud Land. Borg Mountain and its features were mapped and named by Norwegian cartographers from surveys an ...
, a large, flattish, ice-topped mountain with many exposed rock cliffs.
Dugurdspiggen Peak Dugurdspiggen Peak () is an isolated peak about north of the Borg Massif in Queen Maud Land. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Norwegian–British–Swedi ...
lies 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of the massif.
*Located at the northeastern end of the Borg Massif is the summit of
Ytstenut Peak
Ytstenut Peak () is the northeasternmost peak in the Borg Massif, in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderu ...
. The name "Ytstenut" means "outermost peak" in the Norwegian language.
*Located at the southern end of the Borg Massif is the summit of
Hogfonna Mountain. The name "Hogfonna" means "the high snowfield" in the Norwegian language.
See also
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Flesa Rock
*
List of mountains of Queen Maud Land
*
Ruvungane Peaks
*
Småtind Peak
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Stridbukken Mountain
References
External links
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica*
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Mountains of Queen Maud Land