Östliche Petermann Range

The Östliche Petermann Range (German: Östliche Petermannkette, "Eastern Petermann Range", 71°26′S 12°44′E / 71.433°S 12.733°E / -71.433; 12.733Coordinates: 71°26′S 12°44′E / 71.433°S 12.733°E / -71.433; 12.733) is one of the Petermann Ranges, trending in a north-south direction for 15 nautical miles (28 km) from Per Spur to the Gornyye Inzhenery Rocks, in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition of 1938–39, and so named by them for its eastern location in the Petermann Ranges.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Östliche Petermann Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

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