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Mountain range in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Sverdrup Mountains
Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land
Highest point
Peak	Hamartind Peak
Elevation	2,855 m (9,367 ft)
Coordinates	72°20′S 01°00′E / 72.333°S 1.000°E / -72.333; 1.000
Naming
Native name	Sverdrupfjella (Norwegian)
Geography
Continent	Antarctica
Region(s)	Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Parent range	Fimbulheimen

The Sverdrup Mountains (Norwegian: Sverdrupfjella) are a group of mountains about 80 km (50 mi) long, standing just west of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at 2,855 metres (9,367 ft), Hamartind Peak forms the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains.

Discovery and naming

First photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (3rd GAE), 1938–1939. Mapped in detail by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), and again by a later Norwegian expedition. Named for Harald Sverdrup, Chairman of the Norwegian Committee for the NBSAE.

Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition

Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE), 1949–1952

Norwegian Expedition

Luncke Expedition, 1958–1959

List of important geographical features of the Sverdrup Mountains

Sverdrup Mountainsclass=notpageimage| Map depicting the location of the Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Name of feature	Coordinates	Altitude	Discovery	Notes
Alan Peak	72°39′S 00°11′E / 72.650°S 0.183°E / -72.650; 0.183		3rd GAE	A peak at the west side of the mouth of Reece Valley, in the southern part of the Sverdrup Mountains. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Alan Reece, geologist of the NBSAE, and earlier with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).
Barkley Mountains	72°22′S 01°00′E / 72.367°S 1.000°E / -72.367; 1.000		3rd GAE	Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Erich Barkley, biologist of the 3rd GAE.
Brattskarvet Mountain	72°06′S 01°27′E / 72.100°S 1.450°E / -72.100; 1.450	2100 meters	3rd GAE	Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Brattskarvet (the steep mountain).
Fuglefjellet	72°17′S 00°46′E / 72.283°S 0.767°E / -72.283; 0.767		3rd GAE	7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Mount Roer. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Fuglefjellet (the bird mountain).
Gburek Peaks	72°11′S 00°15′W / 72.183°S 0.250°W / -72.183; -0.250		3rd GAE	A group of rocky elevations including Straumsvola Mountain and Jutulrora Mountain, forming the western end of the Sverdrup Mountains. Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named for Leo Gburek, geophysicist of the 3rd GAE.
Hamartind Peak	72°33′S 00°39′E / 72.550°S 0.650°E / -72.550; 0.650
Isingen Mountain	72°23′S 01°04′E / 72.383°S 1.067°E / -72.383; 1.067
Joungane Peaks	72°04′S 00°17′W / 72.067°S 0.283°W / -72.067; -0.283
Jutulrora Mountain	72°15′S 00°27′W / 72.250°S 0.450°W / -72.250; -0.450
Kvitho Peak	72°29′S 01°13′E / 72.483°S 1.217°E / -72.483; 1.217
Kvithovden Peak	72°22′S 00°45′E / 72.367°S 0.750°E / -72.367; 0.750
Kvitkjolen Ridge
Kvitsvodene Valley
Mount Brandt	72°10′S 01°07′E / 72.167°S 1.117°E / -72.167; 1.117
Mount Krüger	72°36′S 00°57′E / 72.600°S 0.950°E / -72.600; 0.950	2655 meters	3rd GAE	The summit of Krügerfjellet, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Kvitho Peak, is the highest point in the Sverdrup Mountains. Named for Walter Krüger, meteorological assistant on the 3rd GAE.
Mount Roer	72°18′S 00°21′E / 72.300°S 0.350°E / -72.300; 0.350
Nupskapa Peak	72°43′S 00°16′E / 72.717°S 0.267°E / -72.717; 0.267
Oppkuven Peak	72°37′S 00°24′E / 72.617°S 0.400°E / -72.617; 0.400
Paulsen Mountains	72°10′S 01°21′E / 72.167°S 1.350°E / -72.167; 1.350		3rd GAE	A group of mountains including Brattskarvet Mountain, Vendeholten Mountain and Tverrveggen Ridge, located in the northern part of the Sverdrup Mountains. Named for Karl-Heinz Paulsen, oceanographer on the expedition.
Rogstad Glacier
Romlingane Peaks	72°11′S 01°08′E / 72.183°S 1.133°E / -72.183; 1.133
Salknappen Peak	72°19′S 01°02′E / 72.317°S 1.033°E / -72.317; 1.033
Snarby Peak	72°02′S 01°37′E / 72.033°S 1.617°E / -72.033; 1.617
Sorhausane Peaks	72°47′S 00°15′E / 72.783°S 0.250°E / -72.783; 0.250
Storjoen Peak	72°07′S 00°12′W / 72.117°S 0.200°W / -72.117; -0.200
Straumsvola Mountain	72°07′S 00°20′W / 72.117°S 0.333°W / -72.117; -0.333
Tverrveggen Ridge	72°17′S 01°20′E / 72.283°S 1.333°E / -72.283; 1.333		3rd GAE	Remapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and aerial photographs taken by the NBSAE and later by the NE. Named Tverrveggen (the transverse wall).
Tvora	72°10′S 00°05′W / 72.167°S 0.083°W / -72.167; -0.083
Vendeholten Mountain	72°12′S 01°20′E / 72.200°S 1.333°E / -72.200; 1.333

References

"Sverdrup Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
"Mount Krüger". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
"Mount Krüger, Antarctica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

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