COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

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Östliche Petermannkette

Place ID: 10720
Name ID: 107033

Feature type: Range (2c)

Origin

This name originates from Germany. It is part of the Germany Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

• Östliche Petermann Range (United States of America)
• Petermannkjeda, Austre (Norway)
• Zavarickogo, hrebet (Russia)

Narrative

The E mountain chain (Norwegian name austre Petermannkjeda) of Petermannketten, ranging from the mountain Schneide at the N extremity, Deildenapen and Lyrittaren in the centre to Deildegasten at the S extremity, surrounded by the glaciers (austre) Svarthornbreen in the W and Deildebreen in the E, Wohlthatmassiv, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher.

Named For

August Heinrich Petermann (1822-1878), German geographer, cartographer and publisher of the geographic journal 'Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen'.

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Comments

Published by Gruber, O.v. (1942): Das Wohlthat-Massiv im Kartenbild, in: Ritscher, A. (Editor): Deutsche Antarktische Expedition 1938/39 mit dem Flugzeugstützpunkt der Lufthansa A.G. M.S. 'Schwabenland'. - 1. Band, Wissenschaftliche und fliegerische Erlebnisse, Koehler & Amelang; Leipzig 1942. Factually checked and approved by StAGN (German PCGN) on 1985-MAR-05; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.- Verification/correction of geographical location and revision of orthography by Brunk, K. (1986): Kartographische Arbeiten und deutsche Namengebung in Neuschwabenland.- Bisherige Arbeiten, Rekonstruktion der Flugwege der Deutschen Antarktischen Expedition 1938/39 und Neubearbeitung des deutschen Namengutes in Neuschwabenland. Deutsche Geodätische Kommision, Reihe E, Nr. 24; Frankfurt am Main.

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