Storkvarvet Mountain

Storkvarvet Mountain is a mountain that is round in plan and has several radial spurs, standing N of Habermehl Peak at the NE end of the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land.

Discovery and naming

Storkvarvet Mountain was photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher. Plotted from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Storkvarvet (the big round of logs).^[1]

See also

• List of mountains of Queen Maud Land

References

"Storkvarvet Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 

External links

• United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Storkvarvet Mountain" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 71°45′S 6°54′E / 71.750°S 6.900°E / -71.750; 6.900

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