Hamartind Peak

Hamartind Peak (72°33′S 0°39′E) is a peak, 2,885 metres (9,465 ft) high,[1] at the eastern extremity of the Hamrane Heights, in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The peak was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and from air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) and named Hamartind (the crag peak).[2]

See also
  • List of mountains in Queen Maud Land

References
  1. Hamartind Norway Gazetteer of Antarctica. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  2. "Hamartind Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-18.

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