Fenriskjeften
| Fenriskjeften | ||
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 The Fenriskjeften seen from the south |
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Drygalski Mountains in Orvinfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 53 ′ S , 8 ° 18 ′ E | |
The Fenriskjeften (Norwegian for the pine of the Fenris ) is a large, non-iced and rocky mountain range in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . When viewed from above , it resembles a hairpin and forms the southern part of the Drygalskiberge in Orvinfjella . The southern end of this massif is formed by the Mundlauga .
Aerial photographs taken during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of Alfred Ritscher were used for mapping. Norwegian cartographers mapped the massif again using aerial photographs and measurements of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956-1960) and gave it its descriptive name after the jaw of a wolf from Nordic mythology .
Web links
- Fenriskjeften Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fenriskjeften Mountain on geographic.org (English)