Nils Jorgen Peaks

Nils Jorgen Peaks

Nils Jorgen Peaks (71°52′S 2°36′W / 71.867°S 2.6°W / -71.867; -2.6) is a group of small peaks about 6 nautical miles (11 km) northeast of Mount Schumacher on the Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59). Named for Nils Jorgen Schumacher, senior meteorologist with the NBSAE.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Nils Jorgen Peaks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).