Krakken Mountain
Krakken Mountain is located in Antarctica
Krakken Mountain
Krakken Mountain
Naming
EtymologyNorwegian for "the stool"
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
AreaQueen Maud Land
Range coordinates71°32′S 12°9′E / 71.533°S 12.150°E / -71.533; 12.150
Parent rangeWestliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains

Krakken Mountain (71°32′S 12°9′E / 71.533°S 12.150°E / -71.533; 12.150) is a mountain 1 nautical mile (2 km) north of Sandseten Mountain and just northwest of Gneysovaya Peak in the Westliche Petermann Range of the Wohlthat Mountains, Antarctica. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, was replotted from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Krakken (the stool).[1]

References

  1. "Krakken Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-16.

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