Hamartind Peak () is a peak, high,Hamartind
Norway Gazetteer of Antarctica. Retrieved 2013-01-24. at the eastern extremity of the Hamrane Heights, making it the highest peak in the Sverdrup 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, ...

, Antarctica. The peak was photographed from the air 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). It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the

Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition The Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (also known as NBSX or NBSAE) (1949–1952) was the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists. The team members came from Norway, Sweden and the British Commonw ...

(1949–52) and from air photos 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 ...

(1958–59) and named Hamartind (the crag peak).

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Mountains of Queen Maud Land Princess Martha Coast {{PrincessMarthaCoast-geo-stub

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