Südliche Petermann Range Explained

The Südliche Petermann Range
Country Type:Continent
Country:Antarctica
Region Type:Region
Region:Queen Maud Land
Range Coordinates:71.7667°N 32°W

Südliche Petermann Range (German: Südliche Petermannkette, also known as Söre Petermannkjeda, and Gory Otto Grotevolya) is one of the Petermann Ranges, trending NE-SW for 35km (22miles) from Svarthausane Crags to Gneiskopf Peak, in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mount Neustruyev (also known as Gora Neustruyeva) is a 2,900 meter peak standing 8km (05miles) NNE of Gneiskopf Peak.

Discovery and naming

Südliche Petermann Range was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938-1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, which gave directional names to the eastern, middle and western units of the Petermann Ranges. This range was named Sore Petermannkjeda by Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, because of its southern position in association with other units in the Petermann Ranges. A German form of this name has been recommended by US-ACAN to agree with spellings adopted for the aforementioned ranges.[1]

Features

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Notes and References

  1. antarid. 14759. Südliche Petermann Range. 31 May 2010.