Belgica Mountains

Belgica Mountains
<div style="padding:2px 2px 5px 2px;> Belgica Mountains in Eastern Antarctica
Highest point
Coordinates	72°35′S 31°15′E / 72.583°S 31.250°E / -72.583; 31.250Coordinates: 72°35′S 31°15′E / 72.583°S 31.250°E / -72.583; 31.250
Geography
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Queen Maud Land, Eastern Antarctica

Belgica Mountains is an isolated chain of mountains about 10 miles (16 km) long, standing 60 miles (97 km) east-southeast of the Sor Rondane Mountains in Queen Maud Land, in the Antarctic. The chain was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1957-58) under Gaston de Gerlache, and named after the ship Belgica, commanded by his father, Lt. Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897-99.^[1]

List of mountains

• Mount Bastin – 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) (72°32′S 31°15′E / 72.533°S 31.250°E / -72.533; 31.250)
  A mountain standing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Mount Perov. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition who named it for Captain Frank Bastin, who assisted in the scientific preparation of the expedition.^[2]
• Mount Brouwer – 2,460 metres (8,071 ft) 72°35′S 31°26′E / 72.583°S 31.433°E / -72.583; 31.433
  A mountain between Mount Hoge and Mount Launoit. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, who named it for Carl de Brouwer, a patron of the expedition.^[3]
• Mount Gillet – 2,460 metres (8,071 ft) 72°34′S 31°23′E / 72.567°S 31.383°E / -72.567; 31.383
  A mountain standing just north of Mount Van der Essen. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, who named it for Charles Gillet, a patron of the expedition.^[4]
• Mount Hoge – 2,480 metres (8,136 ft) 72°34′S 31°23′E / 72.567°S 31.383°E / -72.567; 31.383
  A mountain between Mount Van der Essen and Mount Brouwer. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, who named it for Edmond Hoge, member of the scientific committee of the expedition.^[5]
• Mount Imbert – 2,495 metres (8,186 ft) 72°35′S 31°28′E / 72.583°S 31.467°E / -72.583; 31.467
  A mountain standing close northeast of Mount Launoit in the east part of the mountain range. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, who named it for Bertrand Imbert, leader of the French Antarctic Expedition, 1956-57.^[6]
• Mount Launoit – 2,470 metres (8,104 ft) 72°34′S 31°27′E / 72.567°S 31.450°E / -72.567; 31.450
  A mountain between Mount Brouwer and Mount Imbert. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1958-59, who named it for Count de Launoit, President of the BRUFINA Society which gave financial assistance to the expedition.^[7]
• Mount Perov – 2,380 metres (7,808 ft) 72°34′S 31°12′E / 72.567°S 31.200°E / -72.567; 31.200
  A mountain just west of the terminus of Norsk Polarinstitutt Glacier. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, who named it for Commander V. Perov, Soviet pilot who came to the aid of four members of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in December 1958.^[8]
• Mount Van Mieghem – 2,450 metres (8,038 ft) 72°36′S 31°14′E / 72.600°S 31.233°E / -72.600; 31.233
  A mountain standing 1 mi south of Mount Perov. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, who named it for Prof. Jacques Van Mieghem, president of the scientific committee of the expedition.^[9]
• Mount Van der Essen – 2,525 metres (8,284 ft) 72°34′S 31°23′E / 72.567°S 31.383°E / -72.567; 31.383
  A mountain just south of Mount Gillet. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, who named it for Alfred Van der Essen, director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a patron of the expedition.^[10]
• Mount Victor – 2,590 metres (8,497 ft) 72°36′S 31°16′E / 72.600°S 31.267°E / -72.600; 31.267
  A mountain between Mount Van Mieghem and Mount Boe. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58, who named it for the French polar explorer Paul-Émile Victor, a counselor of the expedition.^[11]

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