Mount Brandt () is a
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They often form natural pyramidal peaks. Isolated nunataks are also cal ...
, high, which is the northernmost feature in
Romlingane Peaks, 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, ...
. The name Brandt-Berg after
Emil Brandt, sailor with the expedition, was applied in this area by the
Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39) under
Alfred Ritscher. The correlation of the name with this nunatak may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.
References
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Mountains of Queen Maud Land
Princess Martha Coast
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