Pettersen Ridge
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Pettersen Ridge is a ridge extending north for 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Sandho Heights
in the Conrad Mountains
of the Orvin Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition
, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
, 1956–60, and named for Sverre Pettersen, steward with the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58.
Sandho Heights
Sandho Heights is a bare rock heights forming the summit area in the central Conrad Mountains, in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and photographed by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Sandho ....
in the Conrad Mountains
Conrad Mountains
The Conrad Mountains are a narrow chain of mountains, long, located between the Gagarin Mountains and Mount Dallmann in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The Conrad Mountains are a subrange of the Orvin Mountains...
of the Orvin Mountains
Orvin Mountains
The Orvin Mountains constitute a major group of mountain ranges, extending for about 65 miles between the Wohlthat Mountains and the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land...
, Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Discovered and photographed by the 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. Mapped by Norway from surveys and air photos by the 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 for Sverre Pettersen, steward with the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58.