Hjalmar Fredrik Gjertsen (1885 - 1958) - Biographical notes

First mate - Amundsen/Fram -

A Norwegian naval officer.

Biography here

Landmarks named after Fredrick Gjertsen

Feature Name: Mount Gjertsen
Type: summit
Elevation: 2420
Latitude: 86°40´S
Longitude: 148°27´W
Description: A mountain, 2,420 m, standing 2 mi NE of Mount Grier in the La Gorce Mountains, Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in December 1934 by the ByrdAE geological party under Quin Blackburn, and so named in an attempt to reconcile Byrd's discoveries with the names applied by Roald Amundsen in 1911-12. Amundsen had named a mountain in the general vicinity for Lt. Hj.F. Gjertsen of the Norwegian Navy, who was second mate on Amundsen's ship Fram and later ice pilot for the ByrdAE, 1933-35.

Variant Name(s) - Mount F. Gjertsen

Feature Name: Gjertsen Promontory
Type: cliff
Latitude: 86°38´S
Longitude: 148°32´W
Description: A low but sharply rising promontory at the extremity of the spur trending N from Mount Gjertsen, in the La Gorce Mountains. The feature was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-64. Named by NZGSAE, 1969-70, in association with Mount Gjertsen.