Mount Krüger

Mount Krüger, or Krügerfjellet (German: Krügerberg), is a 2,655-metre (8,710 ft) mountain standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of Kvithø Peak in the Sverdrup Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.[2] The summit of Krüger is the highest point in the Sverdrup Mtns.[3]

Mount Krüger
Highest point
Elevation2,655 m (8,711 ft) [1]
Coordinates72°36′S 0°57′E 
Geography
LocationQueen Maud Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeSverdrup Mountains

Discovery and naming

Mount Krüger was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Walter Krüger, a meteorological assistant on the expedition. It was surveyed by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Kruger". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  2. Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 406. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  3. "Mount Krüger, Antarctica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-07-24.

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