Westliche Petermann Range
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Westliche Petermann Range is one of the Petermann Ranges
, extending north-south for 16 nautical miles (30 km) from Mount Hansen
to Aurdalen Valley
, in the Wohlthat Mountains
, Queen Maud Land
. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and so named by them for its western position in the northern part of the Petermann Ranges.
Petermann Ranges
The Petermann Ranges are a number of associated mountain ranges including the Ostliche Petermann, Mittlere Petermann, Westliche Petermann, Südliche Petermann, and Pieck Ranges, located just east of the Humboldt Mountains in the central Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. They were discovered and...
, extending north-south for 16 nautical miles (30 km) from Mount Hansen
Mount Hansen
Mount Hansen is a mountain, 1,895 m, standing 1 nautical mile north of Kare Bench and just northwest of Daykovaya Peak at the north extremity of Westliche Petermann Range, Wohlthat Mountains. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39...
to Aurdalen Valley
Aurdalen Valley
Aurdalen Valley is a small moraine-covered valley between Grakammen Ridge and Aurdalsegga Ridge, in the Petermann Ranges of the Wohlthat Mountains...
, in the Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains
Wohlthat Mountains is a large group of associated mountain features consisting of the Humboldt Mountains, Petermann Ranges, and the Gruber Mountains, located immediately east of the Orvin Mountains in Fimbulheimen in the central Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition ,...
, Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, and so named by them for its western position in the northern part of the Petermann Ranges.