Tverrbrekka Pass
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Tverrbrekka Pass is an east-west pass through the Sverdrup Mountains
between Vendeholten Mountain
and Tverrveggen Ridge
, in 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) and named Tverrbrekka (the transverse slope).
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....
between Vendeholten Mountain
Vendeholten Mountain
Vendeholten Mountain is a 2,230 m tall mountain standing north of Tverrbrekka Pass in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. It was photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition , and mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish...
and Tverrveggen Ridge
Tverrveggen Ridge
Tverrveggen Ridge is a prominent ridge which extends southward for 4 nautical miles from Tverrbrekka Pass in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the 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...
. 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) and named Tverrbrekka (the transverse slope).