Grakammen Ridge
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Grakammen Ridge is a mountainous ridge that includes Tambovskaya Peak
and Mount Solov'yev
, rising between Grahorna Peaks
and Aurdalen Valley
in Westliche Petermann Range
, Wohlthat Mountains
. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition
, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
, 1956–60, and named Grakammen (the gray ridge).
Tambovskaya Peak
Tambovskaya Peak is the central peak, 2,750 m, of Grakammen Ridge in Westliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by Soviet...
and Mount Solov'yev
Mount Solov'yev
Mount Solov'yev is a peak, 2,715 m, on the south part of Grakammen Ridge in Westliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60; remapped by...
, rising between Grahorna Peaks
Grahorna Peaks
Grahorna Peaks is a cluster of peaks 5 nautical miles west of Store Svarthorn Peak in Westliche Petermann Range, in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938–39, who gave the name "Graue Horner" . The feature was remapped by the...
and Aurdalen Valley
Aurdalen Valley
Aurdalen Valley is a small moraine-covered valley between Grakammen Ridge and Aurdalsegga Ridge, in the Petermann Ranges of the Wohlthat Mountains...
in Westliche Petermann Range
Westliche Petermann Range
Westliche Petermann Range is one of the Petermann Ranges, extending north-south for 16 nautical miles from Mount Hansen to Aurdalen Valley, in the Wohlthat Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and so named by them for its...
, Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains is a large group of associated mountain features consisting of the Humboldt Mountains, Petermann Ranges, and the Gruber Mountains, located immediately east of the Orvin Mountains in Fimbulheimen in the central Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition ,...
. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition
New Swabia
New Swabia is a cartographic name sometimes given to an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land, which within Norway is administered as a Norwegian dependent territory under the Antarctic Treaty System...
, 1938-39. Replotted from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
, 1956–60, and named Grakammen (the gray ridge).