Ufsekammen
| Ufsekammen | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Otto von Gruber Mountains in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 24 ′ S , 13 ° 14 ′ E | |
The Ufsekammen (Norwegian for cliff ridge ) is a 5 km long and arched mountain ridge in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . In the Otto von Gruber Mountains of the Wohlthat massif , it extends between the Layer Mountains and the Ufsebrotet cliff .
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
- Ufsekammen Ridge in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ufsekammen Ridge on geographic.org (English)