Nordwestliche Insel Mountains


Nordwestliche Insel Mountains is a small, detached group of mountains, island-like in appearance, and forming the northern extremity of the Humboldt Mountains, in the Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
They lie at the northwest extremity of the Wohlthat Mountains.

Discovery and naming

The Nordwestliche Insel Mountains were discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939) under Alfred Ritscher, and named Nordwestliche Insel.
The name Nordvestøya is used by Norway in the Norway Gazetteer.
It is described there as being north of Humboldtfjella in the northwest part of Wohlthatmassivet in Fimbulheimen.

Nearby features

Nearby features include:

Arkticheskiy Institut Rocks

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A group of rocks lying north of Nordwestliche Insel Mountains.
Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39.
Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, and named for that nation's Arctic Institute.

Oskeladden Rock

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Rock lying south of Pål Rock in the Arkticheskiy Institut Rocks.
Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39.
Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60, and named Oskeladden.

Pål Rock

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Rock lying between Per and Oskeladden Rocks in the Arkticheskiy Institut Rocks.
Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39.
Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Pål.

Per Rock

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Rock lying north of Pal Rock in the Arkticheskiy Institut Rocks.
Discovered and photographed by the GerAE, 1938-39.
Mapped by Norway from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60, and named Per.

Sphinx Mountain

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A linear mountain, high, trending in a north–south direction for, standing east of Nordwestliche Insel Mountains.
This mountain was discovered by the GerAE, 1938-39, who gave the name Sphinx to its northern peak.
The name was extended to this mountain by NorAE, 1956-60, and the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960-61, who referred to it as Sfinksen and Gora Sfinks, respectively.
The recommended spelling has been chosen to agree with the original German form.

Sphinxkopf Peak

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The peak, high, at the northern end of Sphinx Mountain.
Discovered by the GerAE under Ritscher, 1938-39, who named it Sphinxkopf because of its appearance.