Orvin Mountains
Introduction The '''Orvin Mountains''' () constitute a major group of mountain ranges, extending for about  between the Wohlthat Mountains and the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land. With its summit at , the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms the highest point in the Conrad Mountains, a subrange of the Orvin Mountains.
Discovery and naming First photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938-1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for Anders K. Orvin, director of the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1958 to 1959.
Constituent ranges Constituent ranges of Orvin Mountains, listed from east to west:* Shcherbakov Range* Mount Dallmann* Conrad Mountains* Gagarin Mountains* Kurze Mountains* Drygalski Mountains* Filchner Mountains
See also * List of mountains of Queen Maud Land* Skorvehallet Slope
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