Anders Peak () is a
peak Peak or The Peak may refer to:
Basic meanings Geology
* Mountain peak
** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics
* Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion
* Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-d ...
high, rising south of the
Gruvletindane Crags of the
Holtedahl Peaks, in the
Orvin Mountains of
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land () is a roughly region of Antarctica Territorial claims in Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20th meridian west, 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, ...
. It was mapped by
Norwegian cartographers from air photos and surveys by the
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (''Den norske antarktisekspedisjonen'') was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud's Land in Antarctica. The expedition was based at Norway Station () which was located on the Fimbul Ice Shelf bordering th ...
, 1956–60, and named for
Anders Vinten-Johansen, a medical officer with the expedition, 1957–58.
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References
Mountains of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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