Roots Heights
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Roots Heights is an ice-free heights between Reece Valley
and Skarsdalen Valley
in the Sverdrup Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition
(1938–39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition
(NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59). Named for Ernest F. Roots, chief geologist with the NBSAE.
Reece Valley
Reece Valley is an ice-filled valley between Gavlen Ridge and Nupskapa Peak, in the south part of the Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition and air photos by the Norwegian expedition...
and Skarsdalen Valley
Skarsdalen Valley
Skarsdalen Valley is an ice-filled valley between Roots Heights and Hamrane Heights 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....
, 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...
. Photographed from the air 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 by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by 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) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59). Named for Ernest F. Roots, chief geologist with the NBSAE.