Conrad Mountains
{{Short description|Mountain range in Antarctica}}
{{Infobox mountain range
| name=Conrad Mountains
| native_name={{native name|no|Conradfjella}}
| photo=Conrad Mountains North.jpg
| photo_caption=View looking to the west over Glopeken glacier, in the northern part of the Conrad Mountains.
| map=Antarctica
| map_caption=Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land
| region=Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
| region_type =
| country=Antarctica
| country_type=Continent
| parent=Orvin Mountains
| border=
| geology=
| period=
| orogeny=
| highest=Sandeggtind Peak
| elevation_ft=10023
| coordinates = {{coord|71|50|S|09|40|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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The Conrad Mountains ({{langx|de|Conradgebirge,}} {{langx|no|Conradfjella}}) are a narrow chain of mountains, {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} long, located between the Gagarin Mountains and Mount Dallmann in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The Conrad Mountains are a subrange of the Orvin Mountains. With its summit at {{convert|3055|m|0}}, the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms the highest point in the Conrad Mountains.
Discovery and naming
The Conrad Mountains were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Rear Admiral Heinrich Friedrich (Fritz) Conrad (18 April 1883 – 1 January 1944), director of the meteorological division of the former Marineleitung (German Admiralty). They were surveyed by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-1960.{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 3054 | name = Conrad Mountains | accessdate = 21 November 2011}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100818063123/http://www.scar.org/information/ Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)]
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