Skarshaugane Peaks
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Skarshaugane Peaks is a group of peaks including Mount Skarshovden that extend south for 3 miles (4.8 km) from Hovdeskar Gap
, in the Humboldt Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
. They were discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
, 1956–60, and named Skarshaugane ("the gap peaks").
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,...
, in the Humboldt Mountains
Humboldt Mountains
Humboldt Mountains is a group of mountains 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 , led by Capt...
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...
. They were discovered and photographed by the 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 Skarshaugane ("the gap peaks").