Krakken Mountain Explained

Krakken Mountain
Map:Antarctica
Label:Krakken Mountain
Etymology:Norwegian for "the stool"
Country Type:Continent
Country:Antarctica
Part Type:Area
Part:Queen Maud Land
Range Coordinates:-71.5333°N 21°W
Range:Westliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains

Krakken Mountain (-71.5333°N 21°W) is a mountain 1nmi north of Sandseten Mountain and just northwest of Gneysovaya Peak in the Westliche Petermann Range of the Wohlthat Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, was replotted from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Krakken (the stool).