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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sør Rondane Mountains canonical 2
South Rondane Mountains 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

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

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Queen Maud Land hasMountainRange Sør Rondane Mountains
Sør Rondane Mountains nameMeaning South Rondane Mountains
linked to: Sør Rondane Mountains
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station near Sør Rondane Mountains