Sorhausane Peaks
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Sorhausane Peaks is a small cluster of peaks 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Nupskapa Peak
, at the south end of the Sverdrup Mountains
in Queen Maud Land
. 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) and named Sorhausane (the south peaks).
Nupskapa Peak
Nupskapa Peak is an icecapped peak, 2,450 m, just south of Reece Valley in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition . Rephotographed by the Norwegian expedition and named Nupskapa ....
, at the south end of 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....
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...
. 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) and named Sorhausane (the south peaks).