Grunehogna Peaks | |
Map: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -72.05°N -49°W |
Region: | Queen Maud Land |
Range: | Ahlmann Ridge |
The Grunehogna Peaks are a group of peaks 2nmi north of the Liljequist Heights, in the south part of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Grunehogna.
Sarie Marais Field Base | |
Settlement Type: | Antarctic research station |
Established Title: | Established |
Extinct Title: | Decommissioned |
Named For: | Sarie Marais |
Government Type: | Administration |
Governing Body: | SANAP, South Africa |
Population Blank1 Title: | Summer |
Population Blank2 Title: | Winter |
Blank Name Sec1: | Active times |
Blank Info Sec1: | Every summer |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Activities |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Facilities |
The summer research station Sarie Marais was erected at Grunehogna for geological, geophysical, and surveying programs in the 1982/1983 summer by the South African National Antarctic Programme and decommissioned in the 2001/2002 summer season.[1] [2]