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Coordinates: 71°53′S 8°55′E / 71.883°S 8.917°E / -71.883; 8.917
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[[File:Holtedahlfjella Nord.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Holtedahlfjella (Kurze) Nord]]
The '''Kurze Mountains''' are a range of mainly bare rock peaks, ridges and mountains about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide in the [[Orvin Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]]. The feature stands between the [[Drygalski Mountains]] on the west and the [[Gagarin Mountains]] and [[Conrad Mountains]] on the east.


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The Kurze Mountains were discovered and plotted from aerial photographs taken by the [[New Swabia|German Antarctic Expedition]] under [[Alfred Ritscher]], 1938–39, who named them for the director of the [[Naval Division]] of the former Marineleitung ([[German Admiralty]]). They were remapped by [[Norsk Polarinstitutt]] from surveys and aerial photos taken by the [[Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition|Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956–60, and given the name "Holtedahlfjella." The correlation of the prior name (Kurze) with this feature is quite definite and is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.


The '''Kurze Mountains''' ({{langx|de|Kurzegebirge}}) are a range of mainly bare rock peaks, ridges and mountains about {{Convert|20|nmi|km|-1}} long and {{Convert|6|nmi|km}} wide in the [[Orvin Mountains]] of [[Queen Maud Land]], Antarctica. The feature stands between the [[Drygalski Mountains]] on the west and the [[Gagarin Mountains]] and [[Conrad Mountains]] on the east.<ref name=gnis/>
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The Kurze Mountains were discovered and plotted from aerial photographs taken by the [[Third German Antarctic Expedition]] under [[Alfred Ritscher]], 1938–39, who named them for the director of the Naval Division of the former Marineleitung ([[German Admiralty]]). They were remapped by the [[Norsk Polarinstitutt]] from surveys and aerial photos taken by the [[Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition]], 1956–60, and given the name "Holtedahlfjella." The correlation of the prior name (Kurze) with this feature is quite definite and is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.<ref name=gnis/>
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Antarctica]]
[[Category:Orvin Mountains]]


==See also==
*[[Gruvleflesa Knolls]]
*[[Hålishalsen Saddle]]

==References==
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[[Category:Mountain ranges of Queen Maud Land]]
[[Category:Orvin Mountains]]


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Latest revision as of 08:52, 31 October 2024

Holtedahlfjella (Kurze) Nord

71°53′S 8°55′E / 71.883°S 8.917°E / -71.883; 8.917

The Kurze Mountains (German: Kurzegebirge) are a range of mainly bare rock peaks, ridges and mountains about 20 nautical miles (40 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide in the Orvin Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The feature stands between the Drygalski Mountains on the west and the Gagarin Mountains and Conrad Mountains on the east.[1]

The Kurze Mountains were discovered and plotted from aerial photographs taken by the Third German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39, who named them for the director of the Naval Division of the former Marineleitung (German Admiralty). They were remapped by the Norsk Polarinstitutt from surveys and aerial photos taken by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and given the name "Holtedahlfjella." The correlation of the prior name (Kurze) with this feature is quite definite and is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kurze Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Kurze Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.