Conrad Mountains

Conrad Mountains (Conradfjella)
Range
View looking to the west over Glopeken glacier, in the northern part of the Conrad Mountains.
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Part of	East Antarctica Ranges
Highest point	Sandeggtind Peak
- elevation	10,023 ft (3,055 m)
- coordinates	71°50′00″S 09°40′00″E / 71.8333333°S 9.6666667°E / -71.8333333; 9.6666667
Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land

The Conrad Mountains (Norwegian: Conradfjella) are a narrow chain of mountains, 19 miles (31 km) long, located between the Gagarin Mountains and Mount Dallmann in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The Conrad Mountains are a subrange of the Orvin Mountains. With its summit at 3,055 metres (10,023 ft), the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms the highest point in the Conrad Mountains.

Discovery and naming

Conrad Mountains

Map depicting the location of the Conrad Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

The Conrad Mountains were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Rear Admiral Heinrich Friedrich (Fritz) Conrad (18 April 1883 – 1 January 1944), director of the meteorological division of the former Marineleitung (German Admiralty). They were surveyed by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-1960.^[1]

See also

• East Antarctica Ranges
• History of Antarctica
• List of Antarctic expeditions

References

1. ^ "Conrad Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:3054. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 

External links

• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

Coordinates: 71°50′S 9°40′E / 71.833°S 9.667°E / -71.833; 9.667  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Conrad Mountains" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).