Schirmacher Hills () is a line of low coastal hills, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long, with numerous meltwater ponds (
Schirmacher Oasis), standing 40 nautical miles (70 km) north of the
Humboldt Mountains along the coast 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, ...
. Discovered by the
Third German Antarctic Expedition under
Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39, and named for
Richardheinrich Schirmacher, pilot of the Boreas, one of the expedition seaplanes.
Features
Akkuratnaya Cove is located on the north side of the Schirmacher Hills.
Zub Lake is located about 1 mile (1,600 m) east-southeast of
Tsentral'naya Hill, which is close to
Dlinnoye Lake.
References
Hills of Queen Maud Land
Princess Astrid Coast
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