Fenriskjeften Mountain
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Fenriskjeften Mountain is a large bare rock mountain
which in plan resembles a hairpin, forming the south portion of Drygalski Mountains
in Queen Maud Land
. Plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition
(1938–39). Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
(1956–60) and because of its shape named Fenriskjeften (Fenrir's jaw), after the wolf in Norse mythology.
Mountain
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which in plan resembles a hairpin, forming the south portion of Drygalski Mountains
Drygalski Mountains
Drygalski Mountains is a group of scattered mountains and nunataks lying between the Filchner Mountains and Kurze Mountains in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Professor Erich von Drygalski,...
in Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition
New Swabia
New Swabia is a cartographic name sometimes given to an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land, which within Norway is administered as a Norwegian dependent territory under the Antarctic Treaty System...
(1938–39). Mapped from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
(1956–60) and because of its shape named Fenriskjeften (Fenrir's jaw), after the wolf in Norse mythology.