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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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Mountains of Queen Maud Land Princess Astrid Coast {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub