Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition

Ellsworth Mountains (here the Sentinel Range ), target area of ​​the expedition

The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1974–1975 (NorAE 1974–1975) was a research trip to the Antarctic funded by the Norwegian Polar Institute . The four-person expedition team led by geologist Thore Schanke Winsnes (* 1922) carried out geological and glaciological investigations in the Ellsworth Mountains south of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . The United States Navy supported them logistically .

See also

• Norwegian Antarctic Expedition

literature

• John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1123 (English)