Mount Krüger
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Mount Krüger, or Krügerfjellet, is a 2655 metres (8,710.6 ft) mountain
standing 8 miles (12.9 km) southwest of Kvitho Peak
in the Sverdrup Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
, Antarctica.
The summit of Krüger is the highest point in the Sverdrup Mtns.
, and named for Walter Krüger, meteorological assistant on the expedition. It was surveyed by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
(NBSAE) (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver.
Mountain
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standing 8 miles (12.9 km) southwest of Kvitho Peak
Kvitho Peak
Kvitho Peak is an isolated peak rising above the ice 7 nautical miles southeast of Kvitkjolen Ridge, in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition...
in the Sverdrup Mountains
Sverdrup Mountains
The Sverdrup Mountains are a group of mountains about long, standing just west of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Mount Krüger forms the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains....
of 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.
The summit of Krüger is the highest point in the Sverdrup Mtns.
Discovery and naming
Mount Krüger was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred RitscherAlfred 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:*...
, and named for Walter Krüger, meteorological assistant on the expedition. It was surveyed by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists...
(NBSAE) (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver.
See also
- East Antarctica RangesEast Antarctica RangesThe East Antarctica Ranges are one of the three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica, the others are the Transantarctic Mountains and West Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea...
- East Antarctic two-thousandersEast Antarctic two-thousandersThe three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea level. These...
- History of AntarcticaHistory of AntarcticaThe history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe...
- List of Antarctic expeditions