Bundermann chains
| Bundermann chains | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Gjelsvikfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 1 ′ S , 2 ° 42 ′ E | |
The Bundermann Chains are a small mountain range in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . It rises immediately north of the Nupskammen and the Terningskarvet in Gjelsvikfjella .
The mountain range was discovered and named during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar researcher Alfred Ritscher . It is named after the aerial photographer and expedition participant Max Bundermann (* 1904), first managing director of Hansa Luftbild .
See also
Web links
- Bundermann Range in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bundermann Range on geographic.org (English)