Conrad Mountains

Conrad Mountains
Conradfjella

View looking to the west over Glopeken glacier, in the northern part of the Conrad Mountains.
Highest point
Peak Sandeggtind Peak
Elevation 10,023 ft (3,055 m)
Coordinates 71°50′S 09°40′E / 71.833°S 9.667°E / -71.833; 9.667Coordinates: 71°50′S 09°40′E / 71.833°S 9.667°E / -71.833; 9.667
Geography

Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land

Continent Antarctica
State/Province Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Parent range Orvin Mountains

The Conrad Mountains (German: Conradgebirge, Norwegian: Conradfjella) are a narrow chain of mountains, 30 km (19 mi) 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 3,055 metres (10,023 ft), the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms the highest point in the Conrad Mountains.

Discovery and naming

Conrad Mountains
Map depicting the location of the Conrad Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Conrad Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

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