Humboldt Mountains
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Humboldt Mountains is a group of mountain
s immediately west of the Petermann Ranges
, forming the westernmost portion of the Wohlthat Mountains
in Queen Maud Land
, Antarctica. They were discovered and mapped by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
, who named them for Alexander von Humboldt
, famed German naturalist and geographer of the first half of the nineteenth century.
, 2,830 m, surmounting the western side of Hovdeskar Gap
. It was discovered and photographed by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
, 1956–60, and named Skarshovden ("the gap mountain").
near the southeast end of the Humboldt Mountains. First mapped from air photos and surveys by Soviet Antarctic Expedition
, 1960–61, and named after Soviet hydrographer S.S. Yanovskiy.
Mountain
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s immediately west of the Petermann Ranges
Petermann Ranges
The Petermann Ranges are a number of associated mountain ranges including the Ostliche Petermann, Mittlere Petermann, Westliche Petermann, Südliche Petermann, and Pieck Ranges, located just east of the Humboldt Mountains in the central Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. They were discovered and...
, forming the westernmost portion of the Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains is a large group of associated mountain features consisting of the Humboldt Mountains, Petermann Ranges, and the Gruber Mountains, located immediately east of the Orvin Mountains in Fimbulheimen in the central Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition ,...
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...
, Antarctica. They were discovered and mapped by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher was a German polar explorer. A captain in the German Navy, he led the third German Antarctic Expedition in 1938-39, which mapped the New Swabia area of Queen Maud Land. Ritscher Peak and Ritscher Upland there are named for him.-External links:*...
, who named them for Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt...
, famed German naturalist and geographer of the first half of the nineteenth century.
Mount Skarshovden
Mount Skarshovden (71°47′S 11°38′E) is a rounded mountainMountain
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, 2,830 m, surmounting the western side of Hovdeskar Gap
Hovdeskar Gap
Hovdeskar Gap is a gap just east of Mount Skarshovden at the head of Skarsbrotet Glacier, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60,...
. It was discovered and photographed by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys 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 named Skarshovden ("the gap mountain").
Yanovskiy Rocks
Yanovskiy Rocks (71°56′S 11°40′E) are two isolated rock outcrops lying 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Mount KhmyznikovMount Khmyznikov
Mount Khmyznikov is a peak, 2,800 m, in the north part of Skeidsnutane Peaks, Betekhtin Range, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition,...
near the southeast end of the Humboldt Mountains. First mapped from air photos and surveys by Soviet Antarctic Expedition
Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Soviet Antarctic Expedition was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the Soviet Committee on Antarctic Research of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR....
, 1960–61, and named after Soviet hydrographer S.S. Yanovskiy.