Gray horns
| Gray horns | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Western Petermann chain in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 41 ′ S , 12 ° 20 ′ E | |
The Gray Horns ( Norwegian Gråhorna ) are a group of mountain peaks in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . They rise 8 km west of the Großer Schwarzhorn in the western Petermann chain of the Wohlthatmassiv .
They were discovered and mapped during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . Participants in the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960) carried out a new mapping using their own measurements and aerial photographs, and translated the German name into Norwegian.
See also
Web links
- Gråhorna peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gråhorna Peaks on geographic.org (English)