Hauberg Mountains
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 75 ° 52 ′ S , 69 ° 15 ′ W | |
The Hauberg Mountains are a group of mountains on the Orville coast of West Antarctic Ellsworthland . They extend over a length of 56 km and are 19 km north of Cape Zumberge and 48 km south of the Sweeney Mountains . From west to east, these include the Bean Peaks , Janke-Nunatak , Mount Dewe and Mount Leek .
They were discovered during the US Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). Expedition leader Finn Ronne named it after the photographer, lawyer and historian John Henry Hauberg (1869–1955), a sponsor of the research trip.
Web links
- Hauberg Mountains in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hauberg Mountains on geographic.org (English)