Medium Petermann chain
| Medium Petermann chain | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Petermann chains in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 30 ′ S , 12 ° 28 ′ E | |
The Middle Petermann Range is a mountain range in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises over a length of 27 km in a north-south orientation from the cutting group to the Großer Schwarzhorn in the Wohlthat massif .
They were discovered and named during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . It is named after the German cartographer and geographer August Petermann (1822–1878).
See also
Web links
- Middle Petermann Range in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Middle Petermann Range on geographic.org (English)