Sør Rondane Mountains
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The Sør Rondane Mountains are a remote mountain range in eastern Antarctica characterized by numerous peaks and nunataks rising from the ice sheet.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
numerous peaks
ⓘ
nunataks ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Mount Balchen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Bergersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount D’Urville NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Mefjell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Tottan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Widerøe NERFINISHED ⓘ nunatak clusters ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| countryClaim | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | ice sheet ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Lauge Koch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| environment |
extreme cold
ⓘ
high winds ⓘ |
| geology |
Precambrian metamorphic rocks
ⓘ
granite intrusions ⓘ |
| hasNearbyResearchStation | Princess Elisabeth Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoPermanentPopulation | true ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Bergersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liesSouthOf | Princess Ragnhild Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Queen Maud Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Antarctica ⓘ |
| mappedBy | Norwegian Polar Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappingMethods |
aerial photography
ⓘ
satellite imagery ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rondane Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterLocatedIn | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | Norwegian cartographers ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Norwegian ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | South Rondane Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFacilityCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFacilityType | research station ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian Antarctic Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Antarctic Treaty System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | remote ⓘ |
| risesFrom | Antarctic ice sheet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
over-snow traverse
ⓘ
primarily by aircraft ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geological research
ⓘ
geophysical research ⓘ glaciological research ⓘ |
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