Krasnov Rocks
| Krasnov Rocks | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Orvinfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 48 ′ S , 10 ° 20 ′ E | |
The Krasnov Rocks ( Russian Скала Краснов Skala Krasnowa , Norwegian Krasnovhamaren , Krasnov hammer ) are a mountain range made up of rocky outcrops in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Orvinfjella they rise 3 km south-southeast of the Dallmannberge .
Aerial photographs and measurements by the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960) were used to map them. Scientists of a Soviet Antarctic expedition carried out from 1960 to 1961 named it after the Russian geographer and botanist Andrej Nikolajewitsch Krasnow (1862-1914). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated this designation into English in 1970.
Web links
- Krasnov Rocks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Krasnov Rocks on geographic.org (English)