Svarthornkammen
| Svarthornkammen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Petermann chains in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 31 ′ S , 12 ° 31 ′ E | |
The Svarthornkammen (Norwegian for Schwarzhornkamm ) is a mountain ridge in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Wohlthatmassiv , it extends from the Black Horns in the Middle Petermann chain over a length of 8 km in a northerly direction.
It was discovered and mapped using aerial photographs during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . Norwegian cartographers, who also named it, mapped it on the basis of measurements and aerial photographs of the Third Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–1960).
Web links
- Svarthornkammen Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Svarthornkammen Ridge on geographic.org (English)