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Paulsen Mountains

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Paulsen Mountains (72°10′S 1°21′E) is a group of mountains including Brattskarvet Mountain, Vendeholten Mountain and Tverrveggen Ridge, located in the northern part of the Sverdrup Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher, 1938–39, and named for Karl-Heinz Paulsen, oceanographer on the expedition.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Paulsen Mountains" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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Paulsen Mountains Wikipedia