The Grunehogna Peaks are a group of peaks 2 nautical miles (4 km) north of the Liljequist Heights, in the south part of Ahlmann Ridge in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were photographed from the air by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–52) and the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Grunehogna.[1]
| Grunehogna Peaks | |
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  Grunehogna Peaks | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 72°3′S 2°47′W / 72.050°S 2.783°W |
| Geography | |
| Region | Queen Maud Land |
| Parent range | Ahlmann Ridge |
Sarie Marais Field Base
editSarie Marais Field Base | |
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| Coordinates: 72°01′35″S 2°48′18″W / 72.0264°S 2.8050°W | |
| Established | 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 2001 |
| Named for | Sarie Marais |
| Government | |
| • Type | Administration |
| • Body | SANAP, South Africa |
| Active times | Every summer |
The summer research station Sarie Marais was erected at Grunehogna for geological, geophysical, and surveying programs in the 1982/1983 summer by the South African National Antarctic Programme and decommissioned in the 2001/2002 summer season.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Grunehogna Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ Cooper, J. (1991). "A history of South African involvement in Antarctica and at the Prince Edward Islands". South African Journal of Antarctic Research. 21 (2): 7.
- ^ "EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE VII (5) SOUTH AFRICAN ACTIVITIES 2003/2004". Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Grunehogna Peaks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.