The Johnson Peaks () are a cluster of detached peaks which mark the northern extremity of the
Mittlere Petermann Range, in the
Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains () is a large group of associated mountain features consisting of the Humboldt Mountains, Petermann Ranges, and the Gruber Mountains, located immediately east of the Orvin Mountains in Fimbulheimen in the central Queen Maud ...
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, ...
, Antarctica. They were discovered and plotted from air photos by the
Third German Antarctic Expedition
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system
Places
* 3rd Street (dis ...
, 1938–39, were replotted 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 were named for
Rolf Johnson, a steward with the Norwegian expedition, 1958–59.
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References
Mountains of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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