Cutting group
| Cutting group | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Middle Petermann chain in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 21 ′ S , 12 ° 26 ′ E | |
The cutting group ( Norwegian Johnsonhorna , English Johnson Peaks ) is a group of remote mountains in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . They rise up at the northern end of the Middle Petermann chain in the Wohlthatmassiv .
The group was discovered during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . The mapping based on their own measurements and aerial photographs was carried out by participants in the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960). The German-language name goes back to Otto von Gruber . The namesake of the Norwegian and English names is Rolf Johnson, cook on the Norwegian expedition.
See also
Web links
- Johnson peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Johnson Peaks on geographic.org (English)