Gburek tips

Gburek tips
location	Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica
part of	Sverdrupfjella
Coordinates	72 ° 11 ′  S , 0 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 72 ° 11 ′  S , 0 ° 15 ′  W

The Gburek Peaks are a group of rocky elevations in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . They form the western end of Sverdrupfjella . These include the Jutulrøra and Straumsvola mountains .

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 Leo Gburek (1910–1941), geophysicist and participant in this research trip. The measurement and assignment was carried out by participants in the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952) and subsequent Norwegian expeditions.

See also

• List of the geographical objects named by the German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39

Web links

• Gburek peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
• Gburek Peaks on geographic.org (English)