Isachsen Mountain

Isachsen Mountain
Isachsen Mountain
Location in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation 2,750 metres (9,020 ft)
Coordinates 72°11′S 26°15′E / 72.183°S 26.250°E / -72.183; 26.250 
Geography
Location Antarctica
Parent range Sør Rondane Mountains

Isachsen Mountain is a large mountain rising to 2,750 metres (9,020 ft),[1] standing 4 nautical miles (7 km; 5 mi) southeast of Mount Bergersen in the Sør Rondane Mountains of Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, and named for Major Gunnar Isachsen, the leader with Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen of the Norwegian expedition 1930–31.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Isachsenfjella Norway Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. ↑ "Isachsen Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

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