Kyrkjeskipet Peak
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Kyrkjeskipet Peak is a peak, 3085 m (10,121 ft) , just north of Kapellet Canyon
and dominating the northeast part of Jøkulkyrkja
Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
of Antarctica.
(1956-60) and named Kyrkjeskipet (the church nave).
Kapellet Canyon
Kapellet Canyon is a canyon with steep rock and ice walls indenting the eastern side of Jøkulkyrkja Mountain, in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and naming:...
and dominating the northeast part of Jøkulkyrkja
Jøkulkyrkja
Jøkulkyrkja , also known as Massiv Yakova Gakkelya, is a broad, ice-topped mountain with several radial rock spurs, standing east of Lunde Glacier in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. At elevation, it is the highest elevation in Queen Maud Land, and also the highest...
Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 65 miles between the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica...
of Antarctica.
Discovery and naming
Kyrkjeskipet Peak was mapped from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic ExpeditionSixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
(1956-60) and named Kyrkjeskipet (the church nave).
See also
- East Antarctica RangesEast Antarctica RangesThe East Antarctica Ranges are one of the three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica, the others are the Transantarctic Mountains and West Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea...
- East Antarctic two-thousandersEast Antarctic two-thousandersThe three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea level. These...
- History of AntarcticaHistory of AntarcticaThe history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe...
- List of Antarctic expeditions