They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for Professor Erich von Drygalski, the leader of the First German Antarctica Expedition of 1901–03.
They were remapped from air photos and survey by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Drygalski Mountains".
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