Sverdrup Mountains

The Sverdrup Mountains (Norwegian: Sverdrupfjella) are a group of mountains about 80 km (50 mi) long, standing just west of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at 2,655 metres (8,711 ft), the massive Mount Krüger forms the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains.

Sverdrup Mountains
Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land
Highest point
Peak	Mount Krüger
Elevation	8,711 ft (2,655 m)
Coordinates	72°20′S 01°00′E
Naming
Native name	Sverdrupfjella
Geography
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Parent range	Fimbulheimen

Discovery and naming

First photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (3rd GAE), 1938–1939. Mapped in detail by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), and again by a later Norwegian expedition. Named for Harald Sverdrup, Chairman of the Norwegian Committee for the NBSAE.[1]

Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition

Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), 1949–1952

Norwegian Expedition

Luncke Expedition, 1958–1959

List of important geographical features of the Sverdrup Mountains

Sverdrup Mountains

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

Name of feature	Coordinates	Altitude	Discovery	Notes
Alan Peak	72°39′S 00°11′E		3rd GAE	A peak at the west side of the mouth of Reece Valley, in the southern part of the Sverdrup Mountains. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Alan Reece, geologist of the NBSAE, and earlier with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).
Barkley Mountains	72°22′S 01°00′E		3rd GAE	Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Erich Barkley, biologist of the 3rd GAE.
Brattskarvet Mountain	72°06′S 01°27′E	2100 meters	3rd GAE	Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Brattskarvet (the steep mountain).
Fuglefjellet	72°17′S 00°46′E		3rd GAE	7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Mount Roer. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Fuglefjellet (the bird mountain).
Gburek Peaks	72°11′S 00°15′W		3rd GAE	A group of rocky elevations including Straumsvola Mountain and Jutulrora Mountain, forming the western end of the Sverdrup Mountains. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Leo Gburek, geophysicist of the 3rd GAE.
Hamartind Peak	72°33′S 00°39′E
Isingen Mountain	72°23′S 01°04′E
Joungane Peaks	72°04′S 00°17′W
Jutulrora Mountain	72°15′S 00°27′W
Kvitho Peak	72°29′S 01°13′E
Kvithovden Peak	72°22′S 00°45′E
Kvitkjolen Ridge
Kvitsvodene Valley
Mount Brandt	72°10′S 01°07′E
Mount Krüger	72°36′S 00°57′E	2655 meters	3rd GAE	The summit of Krügerfjellet, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Kvitho Peak, is the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains.[2][3] Named for Walter Krüger, meteorological assistant on the 3rd GAE.
Mount Roer	72°18′S 00°21′E
Nupskapa Peak	72°43′S 00°16′E
Oppkuven Peak	72°37′S 00°24′E
Paulsen Mountains	72°10′S 01°21′E		3rd GAE	A group of mountains including Brattskarvet Mountain, Vendeholten Mountain and Tverrveggen Ridge, located in the northern part of the Sverdrup Mountains. Named for Karl-Heinz Paulsen, oceanographer on the expedition.
Rogstad Glacier
Romlingane Peaks	72°11′S 01°08′E
Salknappen Peak	72°19′S 01°02′E
Snarby Peak	72°02′S 01°37′E
Sorhausane Peaks	72°47′S 00°15′E
Storjoen Peak	72°07′S 00°12′W
Straumsvola Mountain	72°07′S 00°20′W
Tverrveggen Ridge	72°17′S 01°20′E		3rd GAE	Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Tverrveggen (the transverse wall).
Tvora	72°10′S 00°05′W
Vendeholten Mountain	72°12′S 01°20′E

See also

• List of mountains of Queen Maud Land

References

1. "Sverdrup Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
2. "Mount Krüger". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
3. "Mount Krüger, Antarctica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

External links

• United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Sverdrup Mountains". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)