Småknoltane
| Småknoltane | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Filchnerberge in Orvinfjella | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 7 ′ S , 8 ° 3 ′ E | |
The Småknoltane (Norwegian for Small Hills ) are a 6 km long mountain range in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . In the Filchner Mountains of the Orvinfjella, they rise up on the eastern flank of the mouth of the Snuggerudbreen .
The first aerial photographs were taken during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . Norwegian cartographers mapped the formation based on aerial photographs and measurements of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960) and gave it a descriptive name.
Web links
- Småknoltane peaks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Småknoltane Peaks on geographic.org (English)