Regula Range () is a range of summits, including
Flarjuven Bluff,
Aurho Peak,
Hornet Peak Hornet Peak () is a sharp peak west of Snøhetta Dome, near the south end of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Exped ...
, and
Snøhetta Dome
Snøhetta Dome () is a dome-shaped elevation which is snow-covered except for a few rock exposures, situated east of Hornet Peak Hornet Peak () is a sharp peak west of Snøhetta Dome, near the south end of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land, Ant ...
, forming the southwest portion of
Ahlmann Ridge Ahlmann Ridge, also known as Ahlmannryggen, is a broad, mainly ice-covered ridge, about long, surmounted by scattered, low peaks. It rises between Schytt Glacier and Jutulstraumen Glacier and extends from Borg Massif northward to Fimbul Ice Shel ...
in western
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addit ...
. The name after
Herbert Regula
Herbert may refer to:
People Individuals
* Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert
Name
* Herbert (given name)
* Herbert (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Herbert Mountains, Coats Land
* Herbert Sound, Graham Land
Australia
* Herbert ...
, chief meteorologist with the expedition, was applied in the area by the
German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39) under
Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher (23 May 1879 in Bad Lauterberg – 30 March 1963 in Hamburg) was a German polar explorer. A ''Kapitän zur See'' in the ''Kriegsmarine'', he led the third German Antarctic Expedition in 1938–39, which mapped the New Swabia ( ...
. The correlation of the name with this feature may be arbitrary, but it is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.
Mountain ranges of Queen Maud Land
Princess Martha Coast
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