Roots Heights () is an ice-free heights between
Reece Valley
Reece Valley () is an ice-filled valley between Gavlen Ridge and Nupskåpa Peak, in the south part of the Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian–Brit ...
and
Skarsdalen Valley in the
Sverdrup Mountains
The Sverdrup Mountains ( no, Sverdrupfjella) are a group of mountains about long, standing just west of the Gjelsvik Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at , Hamartind Peak forms the highest point in the Sverdrup Mount ...
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Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the
German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by
Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59). Named for
Ernest Frederick Roots
Ernest Frederick "Fred" Roots (5 July 1923 – 18 October 2016) was a Canadian geologist, polar explorer, educator and public servant. After graduating with undergraduate and master's degrees in geology from the University of British Columbia and ...
, chief geologist with the NBSAE.
Mountains of Queen Maud Land
Princess Martha Coast
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