Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

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Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
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Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land
Highest point
Peak Jøkulkyrkja Mountain
Elevation 10,328 ft (3,148 m)
Coordinates 72°00′S 05°20′E / 72.000°S 5.333°E / -72.000; 5.333Coordinates: 72°00′S 05°20′E / 72.000°S 5.333°E / -72.000; 5.333
Naming
Native name Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge
Geography
Continent Antarctica
State/Province Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Parent range Fimbulheimen

The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains (German: Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge) is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 65 miles between the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at 3,148 metres (10,328 ft), the massive Jøkulkyrkja Mountain forms the highest point in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains.

Discovery and naming

Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Map depicting the location of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938-1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for the division director of the German Air Ministry. They were remapped by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-1960.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ USGS GNIS: Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

"Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 

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

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