Conrad Mountains


The Conrad Mountains are a narrow chain of mountains, long, located between the Gagarin Mountains and Mount Dallmann in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. The Conrad Mountains are a subrange of the Orvin Mountains. With its summit at, the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms the highest point in the Conrad Mountains.

Discovery and naming

The Conrad Mountains were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Rear Admiral Heinrich Friedrich Conrad, director of the meteorological division of the former Marineleitung. They were surveyed by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-1960.