Sverre Hassel (1876 - 1928) - Biographical notes

Landmarks named after Sverre Hassel

Feature Name: Mount Hassel
Type: summit
Elevation: 2390
Latitude: 86°28´S
Longitude: 164°28´W
Description: A rock peak (2,390 m), the northeasternmost summit of the massif at the head of Amundsen Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains. In November 1911, a number of mountain peaks in this general vicinity were observed and rudely positioned by the South Pole Party under Roald Amundsen. Amundsen named one of them for Sverre Hassel, a member of the party. The peak described was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960-64. For the sake of historical continuity and to commemorate the Norwegian exploration in this area, the US-ACAN has selected this feature to be designated Mount Hassel. Other peaks in the massif have been named for members of Amundsen's South Pole Party.

Variant Name(s) - Mount Sverre Hassel

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