Sør Rondane Mountains

Features

Mountains

• Austhamaren: high, standing close east of Byrdbreen glacier. "Austhamaren" means "the east hammer."
• Austhjelmen: high, standing east of Vesthjelmen. "Austhjelmen" means the "east helmet."
• Balchen: high, at the east side of Byrdbreen. Named for Bernt Balchen, famous Norwegian polar aviator.
• Bamse: high, standing west of Mount Nils Larsen. "Bamsefjell" means "bear mountain."
• Bautaen: high, on the northeast side of Mount Bergersen. "Bautaen" means "the monolith."
• Bergersen: high, at the west side of Byrdbreen. Named for Ambassador Birger Bergersen. A prominent rock pinnacle called Tårnet Pinnacle sits on its northwest side.
• Bond Peaks: a group of peaks, high, at the southwest side of Mount Bergersen. Named for United States Navy Captain Charles A. Bond, commander of the Western Group of Operation Highjump.
• Borchgrevink: high, south of the Tanngarden Peaks. Named for Captain Otto Borchgrevink, leader of the Norwegian whaling expedition 1930–31.
• Brattnipane Peaks: a group of peaks, the highest tall, northwest of Mefjell. "Brattnipane" means the "steep peaks."
• Devold: high, between Kjelbotn and the Pukkelen Rocks near the head of Byrdbreen. Named for Antarctic explorer Hallvard Devold.
• Dufek Mountain: is a large mountain rising to, standing southwest of Mefjell. It was named for Rear Admiral George J. Dufek, commander of the Eastern Group of Operation Highjump.
• Dungane Peaks: a pair of peaks high, standing west of Dufek Mountain. "Dungane" means "the heaps."
• Fidjeland: high, close northeast of Mehaugen Hill on the west side of the mouth of Byrdbreen. Named mechanic Tom Fidjeland of the Lars Christensen Expedition 1936–37.
• Isachsen: a large mountain high, standing southeast of Bergersen. Named for Major Gunnar Isachsen, the leader with Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen of the Norwegian expedition 1930–31.
• Kjelbotn: high, between Isachsen and Devold. Named for Antarctic explorer Olav Kjelbotn.
• Komsa Mountain: high, located between Koms Glacier and Salen Mountain. "Komsa" means "the Lapp cradle."
• Luncke Range: a range of peaks rising to, extending in a north–south direction for between Jennings and Gjel glaciers. Named for Norwegian cartographer Bernhard Luncke.
• Mefjell: is a large mountain rising to, west of Mount Bergersen. "Mefjell" means "middle mountain".
• Menipa: high, north of Mefjell in the central part of the range. "Menipa" means "middle peak."
• Nils Larsen:, southwest of Mount Wideroe. Named for Captain Nils Larsen, leader of the Norwegian expedition 1928–29.
• Prince de Ligne Mountains: a small group of mountains rising to, standing north of the Belgica Mountains sub-range. Discovered by the Belgian [Antarctic Expedition |Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1957–1958] and named for expedition member Prince Antoine de Ligne.
• Rogers Peaks: a small group of peaks standing just southwest of Dufek. Named for US Navy Lt. Commander William J. Rogers, aerial crew commander with Operation Highjump.
• Salen: high, between Komsa Mountain and Sal Glacier. "Salen" means "the saddle"; named for its shape.
• Simensen Peak: high, on the north side of Glitrefonna Glacier. Named for LCE photographer Erik Simensen.
• Sørhjelmen: stands high at the head of Hette Glacier. "Sørhjelmen" means "the south helmet."
• Strandrud: high, rising above the glacial ice at the southeast side of the Austkampane Hills. Named for one of the LCE mechanics.
• Tanngarden Peaks: a row of peaks, high, just north of Vikinghodga and Mount Widerøe. "Tanngarden" means "the row of teeth."
• Tustane Peaks: a group of peaks at the head of Koms Glacier. "Tustane" means "the clumps".
• Tvetaggen Peaks: a short line of peaks north of Austkampane Hills on the west side of the Kamp Glacier. Named "Tvetaggen" meaning "the double prongs" because of their appearance.
• Vesthjelmen:, west of Austhamaren. "Vesthjelmen" means "the west helmet." Hjelmkalven Point is a rocky point on its north side.
• Vikinghogda: a prominent flat-topped mountain, high m, between the Tanngarden Peaks and Widerøe. "Vikinghogda" means "the Viking heights."
• Walnum: a large mountain rising to, standing east of Widerøe. Named for Ragnvald Walnum, one-time chairman of the Norwegian Whaling Board.
• Mount Widerøe: a large mountain rising to 2,994 m between Walnum and Nils Larsen. Named for LCE pilot Viggo Widerøe. Vengen Spur projects north from the east part of Widerøe.

  Glaciers

• Borchgrevinkisen
• Byrdbreen
• Ellis Glacier
• Fimbulheimen
• Gillock Glacier
• Gjel Glacier
• Glitrefonna Glacier
• Gunnestad Glacier
• Hansenbreen
• Hargreavesbreen
• Hette Glacier
• Jennings Glacier
• Kamp Glacier
• Koms Glacier
• Kreitzerisen
• Mefjell Glacier
• Mjell Glacier
• Nipe Glacier
• Oberst Glacier
• Sal Glacier

  Hills

• Austkampane Hills: a group of hills rising to, standing north of Menipa. "Austkampane" means "the east crags."
• Blåklettane Hills: a small group of hills standing southwest of Bamse Mountain at the southwest end of the range. "Blåklettane" means "the blue hills."
• Bulken: high, standing north of Balchen. "Bulken" means "the lump."
• Glashaugen: a small rocky hill north of the Bleikskoltane Rocks, near the head of Byrdbreen glacier. "Glashaugen" means "the glass hill."
• Isklakken: a rocky hill east of Balchen at the eastern end of the range. "Isklakken" means "the ice lump."
• Kaggen: a small ice-covered hill standing in Byrdbreen glacier, east of Mount Bergersen. "Kaggen" means "the keg."
• Kamp Glacier Hills: three hills border the east side of Kamp Glacier.
• *Nordhaugen: the northernmost; "Nordhaugen" means "the north hill."
• *Mehaugen: the middle hill; "Mehaugen" means "the middle hill."
• *Sørhaugen: the southernmost; "Sørdhaugen" means "the south hill."
• Krakken: a rocky hill standing in Byrdbreen, east of Bautaen Peak. "Krakken" means "the stool."
• Lågkollane Hills: a group of hills north of Bamse Mountain between Kreitzerisen and Hansenbreen. "Lågkollane" means "the low hills."

  Nunataks

• Devoldkalven: a nunatak near Devold Peak in the high section of Byrdbreen glacier. Named for Antarctic explorer Hallvard Devold.
• Dotten: a nunatak north of Smalegga Ridge, near the mouth of Gillock Glacier. "Dotten" means "the lump."
• Nordtoppen: stands high, north of the Austkampane Hills. "Nordtoppen" means "the north peak."
• Småhausane Nunataks: a group of small nunataks high, between Fidjeland and Nordtoppen Nunatak on the north side of the range. "Småhausane" means "the small crags."
• Taggen: stands between Borchgrevinkisen and Kreitzerisen glaciers in the western part of the range. "Taggen" means "the prong."
• Teltet: a prominent nunatak north of Vengen Spur on Mount Widerøe. "Teltet" means "the tent."
• Tertene Nunataks: a group of small nunataks on the west side of Kreitzerisen. "Tertene means "the tarts."
• Trillingane Nunataks: a trio of nunataks standing northeast of Balchen at the east end of the range. "Trillingane" means "the triplets."
• Utsteinen: a nunatak standing north of Vikinghogda. Named Utsteinen because of its position. Belgian research station Princess Elisabeth Base was established on this nunatak in 2009.
• Vesthaugen: a nunatak rising to, standing northwest of the Brattnipane Peaks. "Vesthaugen" means "the west hill."
• Vørterkaka: a rock outcrop south of the Bleikskoltane Rocks at the southeast extremity of the range. Vørterkaka or are a type of round Norwegian sweet rolls containing brewer's wort.

  Rock outcroppings

• Bleikskoltane Rocks: a rocky outcrop south of Balchen in the southeast part of the range. "Bleikskoltane" means "the pale knolls."
• Bollene Rocks: a group of rocks just west of the Bleikskoltane Rocks at the head of Byrdbreen. "Bollene" means "the buns."
• Pukkelen Rocks: a rock outcropping just west of the Bollene Rocks at the head of Byrdbreen. "Pukkelen" means "the hump."
• Roysane Rocks: a group of rocks southeast of Mount Nils Larsen. "Roysane" means "the pile of stones."

  Other

• Bulkisen: a blue ice field between Austhamaren Peak and Bulken Hill. Named Bulkisen because of association with Bulken Hill.
• Byrdbreen
• Kvalfinnen Ridge: a ridge, high, on the west side of Byrdbreen and north of Isachsen Mountain. "Kvalfinnen" means "the whale fin", and it was named for its shape.
• Smalegga Ridge: long, extending north from Mount Walnum to the west of Gillock Glacier. "Smalegga" means "the narrow ridge."