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Byrdbreen
Byrdbreen () is, at about long and wide, the largest glacier flowing northwest between Mount Bergersen and Balchen Mountain in the Sør Rondane Mountains. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, U.S. Navy, commander of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump. See also * Glaciology * Hjelmkalven Point * Krakken Hill * List of glaciers in the Antarctic References * Glaciers of Queen Maud Land Princess Ragnhild Coast {{QueenMaudLand-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sør Rondane Mountains
The Sør Rondane Mountains are a group of mountains about 100 miles (160 km) long with main peaks rising to 3400 m, between the Queen Fabiola Mountains and Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land. They were discovered and photographed from the air by members of the Lars Christensen Expedition (LCE) on February 6, 1937, and named after Rondane, a mountain massif in southern Norway. The mountains and their constituent features were mapped in greater detail and named in 1957 by Norwegian cartographers working with air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Features Mountains *Austhamaren: high, standing close east of Byrdbreen glacier. "Austhamaren" means "the east hammer." *Austhjelmen: high, standing east of Vesthjelmen. "Austhjelmen" means the "east helmet." *Balchen: high, at the east side of Byrdbreen. Named for Bernt Balchen, famous Norwegian polar aviator. *Bamse: high, standing west of Mount Nils Larsen. "Bamsefjell" means "bear mountain." *Bautaen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |