Mount Krüger
| Mount Krüger | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,655 m (8,711 ft)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Queen Maud Land, Antarctica |
| Range | Sverdrup Mountains |
| Coordinates | 72°36′S 0°57′E / 72.600°S 0.950°ECoordinates: 72°36′S 0°57′E / 72.600°S 0.950°E |
Mount Krüger, or Krügerfjellet (German: Krügerberg), is a 2,655-metre (8,710 ft) mountain standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of Kvithø Peak in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.[2] The summit of Krüger is the highest point in the Sverdrup Mtns.[3]
Discovery and naming
Mount Krüger was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Walter Krüger, a meteorological assistant on the expedition. It was surveyed by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mount Kruger". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
- ↑ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 406. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
- ↑ "Mount Krüger, Antarctica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Kruger" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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