Filchner Mountains is a mountain range 11 km (7 mi) southwest of Drygalski Mountains, at the west end of the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Wilhelm Filchner, leader of the German expedition to the Weddell Sea area in 1911-12. Remapped from air photos taken by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1958-59.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Filchner Mountains" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).