Skuggekammen Ridge
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Skuggekammen Ridge is a jagged rock ridge extending southeastward from Mount Mentzel
, in the Gruber Mountains
of the Wohlthat Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
. 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 Skuggekammen (the shade ridge).
Mount Mentzel
Mount Mentzel is a peak standing 6 nautical miles east of Mount Zimmermann in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938–39, and named for the president of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ....
, in the Gruber Mountains
Gruber Mountains
Gruber Mountains is a small group of mountains consisting of a main massif and several rocky outliers, forming the northeast portion of the Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, under Alfred Ritscher...
of the 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 ,...
, 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 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 Skuggekammen (the shade ridge).