Mühlig-Hofmann_Mountains

Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

Mountain range in Antarctica

The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains (German: Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge) is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 100 km (62 mi) 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.

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Discovery and naming

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]

Features

Glaciers

Mountains and ranges

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    USGS GNIS: Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

"Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

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