With its summit at 3,055 metres (10,023 ft), the massive Sandeggtind Peak forms the highest point in the Conrad Mountains, a subrange of the Orvin Mountains.

First photographed from the air and roughly plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938-1939), led by Capt.

Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for Anders K. Orvin, director of the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1958 to 1959.

[1] Constituent ranges of Orvin Mountains, listed from east to west: This article incorporates public domain material from "Orvin Mountains".

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