Knut Sundbeck - Biographical Notes

A Swede, worked for the Diesels Moterer Co. of Stockholm Sweden, who helped design Fram's new engine.

"From the very beginning he had assisted in the construction of the Fram's motor, so that he knew his engine thoroughly. He treated it as his darling; therefore there was never anything the matter with it. It may truly be said that he did honour to his firm and the nation to which he belongs."

Landmarks named after Thorvald Nilsen

Feature Name: Mount Sundbeck
Type: summit
Elevation: 3030
Latitude: 86°10´S
Longitude: 158°28´W
Description: A peak, 3,030 m, standing 4 mi SE of Mount Stubberud on a ridge from the N side of Nilsen Plateau, in Queen Maud Mountains. Mapped by USGS from the surveys and USN air photos, 1960-64. Named by US-ACAN for Knut Sundbeck, engineer of the ship naming preserves the spirit of Amundsen's 1911 commemoration of "Mount K. Sundbeck," a name applied for an unidentifiable mountain in the general area.

Variant Name(s) - Mount K. Sundbeck, Mount Knut Sundbeck