Liebknecht Range
mountain range in Antarctica
The Liebknecht Range (71°48′S 11°22′E) is a mountain range, 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) long, forming the southwest arm of the Humboldt Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
Exploration and naming
The Liebknecht Range was discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939) (GerAE).
It was mapped from air photos and surveys by Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (NoeAE), 1956–60.
It was remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SovAE), 1960–61, and named after the German revolutionary Karl Liebknecht.
Features
Features of the Liebknecht Range include:
Mount Deryugin
71°51′S 11°20′E.
Mountain, 2,635 metres (8,645 ft) high, on Vindegga Spur in the Liebknecht Range.
Discovered and plotted from air photos by GerAE, 1938-39.
Mapped from air photos and surveys by NorAE, 1956-60.
Remapped by SovAE, 1960–61, and named after Soviet zoologist K.M. Deryugin.
Arsen'yev Rocks
71°51′S 11°12′E.
Rock outcrops lying among the morainal deposits 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) west of Mount Deryugin in the Liebknecht Range.
Mapped from air photos and surveys by SovAE, 1960–61, and named after Russian geographer K.I. Arsen'yev.
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