Kvævenutane
| Kvævenutane | ||
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| Highest peak | Mount Kibal'chich ( 2500 m ) | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Payer group in Hoelfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 57 ′ S , 14 ° 18 ′ E | |
The Kvævenutane ( Norwegian for kettle peaks ) are a small group of mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . In the payer group of Hoelfjella they rise up 3 km southwest of Kvævefjellet . The group includes Mount Kibal'chich and Mount Brounov .
The mountains were discovered and mapped using aerial photographs during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . Another mapping based on aerial photographs was carried out during the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960). Their participants named the group based on the name of Kvævefjellet.
Web links
- Kvaevenutane peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kvaevenutane Peaks on geographic.org (English)