Borg massif
| Borg massif | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Maudheimvidda | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 45 ′ S , 3 ° 30 ′ W | |
The Borg massif ( Norwegian Borg massivet ) is an imposing mountain massif of around 50 km in length in the Antarctic Queen Maud Land with peaks of up to 2770 m . It rises along the Penck-Mulde in the eastern part of the Maudheimvidda and is divided into three rugged mountain ridges facing northeast, which are separated from each other by the Raudberg valley and the Frostlendet valley . The most striking elevation of the massif is the 2594 m high Borga .
The first aerial photographs of the area were taken during the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939). Norwegian cartographers mapped the massif using geodetic surveys and aerial photographs of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952). The descriptive name is borrowed from the Norwegian word for " castle ".
Web links
- Borg Massif in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Borg Massif on geographic.org (English)