# Fimbulheimen

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{{Short description|Mountain range in Antarctica}}
{{Infobox mountain range
|name=Fimbulheimen
|map=Antarctica
|highest=[Jøkulkyrkja](/source/J%C3%B8kulkyrkja)
|elevation_m=3148
|image=File:Drygalskiberge.jpg
|image_caption=Drygalskiberge in the Fimbulheimen Mountains
}}

'''Fimbulheimen''' is a mountain range in [Queen Maud Land](/source/Queen_Maud_Land), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica). It stretches from [Jutulstraumen](/source/Jutulstraumen) by 1° west of Carsten Borchgrevink Ice at 18° east, about 200 km from the ice edge. Fimbulheimen is thus between Maudheim Plateau and [Sør-Rondane](/source/S%C3%B8r-Rondane).

Dronning Maud's highest mountain, [Jøkulkyrkja](/source/J%C3%B8kulkyrkja) (elevation 3148 m), is located in [Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains](/source/M%C3%BChlig-Hofmann_Mountains) in Fimbulheimen. The name comes from [Fimbulvetr](/source/Fimbulvetr), the harsh winter immediately preceding [Ragnarok](/source/Ragnarok) in [Norse mythology](/source/Norse_mythology).

A number of smaller ranges and mountain areas constitutes Fimbulheimen, from west to east:
*[Gburek Peaks](/source/Gburek_Peaks)         {{coord|72|10|00|S|0|16|00|W|type:mountain}}
*[Sverdrup Mountains](/source/Sverdrup_Mountains)  {{coord|72|22|00|S|0|40|00|E|type:mountain}}
*[Gjelsvik Mountains](/source/Gjelsvik_Mountains)       {{coord|72|05|00|S|2|50|00|E|type:mountain}}
*[Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains](/source/M%C3%BChlig-Hofmann_Mountains) {{coord|72|00|00|S|5|30|00|E|type:mountain}}
*[Orvin Mountains](/source/Orvin_Mountains)          {{coord|71|55|00|S|9|00|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Filchner Mountains](/source/Filchner_Mountains)      {{coord|72|00|00|S|7|30|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Drygalski Mountains](/source/Drygalski_Mountains)     {{coord|71|47|00|S|8|15|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Kurze Mountains](/source/Kurze_Mountains)     {{coord|71|50|00|S|9|00|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Gagarin Mountains](/source/Gagarin_Mountains)         {{coord|71|58|00|S|9|23|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Conrad Mountains](/source/Conrad_Mountains)        {{coord|71|50|00|S|9|42|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Mount Dallmann](/source/Mount_Dallmann)     {{coord|71|45|00|S|10|20|00|E|type:mountain}}
*[Wohlthat Mountains](/source/Wohlthat_Mountains)     {{coord|71|40|00|S|12|10|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Humboldt Mountains](/source/Humboldt_Mountains_(Antarctica))      {{coord|71|40|00|S|11|30|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Petermann Ranges](/source/Petermann_Ranges_(Antarctica))    {{coord|71|41|00|S|12|25|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Gruber Mountains](/source/Gruber_Mountains)        {{coord|71|22|00|S|13|25|00|E|type:mountain}}
*[Hoel Mountains](/source/Hoel_Mountains)           {{coord|72|00|00|S|14|00|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Weyprecht Mountains](/source/Weyprecht_Mountains)     {{coord|72|00|00|S|13|30|00|E|type:mountain}}
**[Payer Mountains](/source/Payer_Mountains)         {{coord|72|00|00|S|14|30|00|E|type:mountain}}
*[Lomonosov Mountains](/source/Lomonosov_Mountains)      {{coord|71|33|00|S|15|24|00|E|type:mountain}}

 
The Norwegian research station [Troll](/source/Troll_(research_station)) is located by [Jutulsessen Mountain](/source/Jutulsessen_Mountain) west in Fimbulheimen, while the ornithological field station [Tor](/source/Tor_(research_station)) is about 100 km further east at [Svarthamaren Mountain](/source/Svarthamaren_Mountain) in [Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains](/source/M%C3%BChlig-Hofmann_Mountains).

Large parts of the area were mapped by the [Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1956-60](/source/Norwegian_Antarctic_Expedition_1956-60). The [Norwegian Polar Institute](/source/Norwegian_Polar_Institute) has published twelve map sheets of Fimbulheimen in scale 1:250 000.<ref>[http://npweb.npolar.no/english/subjects/kartdronningmaudland Mapping of Dronning Maud Land] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227181856/http://npweb.npolar.no/english/subjects/kartdronningmaudland |date=2008-12-27 }}, Norwegian Polar Institute</ref>

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Category:Mountain ranges of Queen Maud Land
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