Fimbulheimen
Fimbulheimen is a mountain range in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It stretches from Jutulstraumen by 1° west of Carsten Borchgrevink Ice at 18° east, about 200 km from the ice edge. Fimbulheimen is thus between Maudheim Plateau and Sør-Rondane.
Fimbulheimen | |
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![]() Drygalskiberge in the Fimbulheimen Mountains | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Jøkulkyrkja |
Elevation | 3,148 m (10,328 ft) |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Fimbulheimen |
Dronning Maud's highest mountain, Jøkulkyrkja (elevation 3148 m), is located in Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Fimbulheimen. The name comes from Fimbulvetr, the harsh winter immediately preceding Ragnarok in Norse mythology.
A number of smaller ranges and mountain areas constitutes Fimbulheimen, from west to east:
- Gburek Peaks 72°10′00″S 0°16′00″W
- Sverdrup Mountains 72°22′00″S 0°40′00″E
- Gjelsvik Mountains 72°05′00″S 2°50′00″E
- Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains 72°00′00″S 5°30′00″E
- Orvin Mountains 71°55′00″S 9°00′00″E
- Wohlthat Mountains 71°40′00″S 12°10′00″E
- Hoel Mountains 72°00′00″S 14°00′00″E
- Lomonosov Mountains 71°33′00″S 15°24′00″E
The Norwegian research station Troll is located by Jutulsessen Mountain west in Fimbulheimen, while the ornithological field station Tor is about 100 km further east at Svarthamaren Mountain in Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains.
Large parts of the area were mapped by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1956-60. The Norwegian Polar Institute has published twelve map sheets of Fimbulheimen in scale 1:250 000.[1]
References
- Mapping of Dronning Maud Land Archived 2008-12-27 at the Wayback Machine, Norwegian Polar Institute