Gaussberg
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Gaussberg is an extinct volcanic cone, 370 metres high (1,213 feet), fronting on Davis Sea
immediately west of the Posadowsky Glacier
in Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
in Antarctica.
Discovered in February 1902 by the German Antarctic Expedition under Erich von Drygalski
, who named it as his expedition ship
in honour of Carl Friedrich Gauss
.
Davis Sea
Davis Sea is an area of the sea along the coast of East Antarctica between West Ice Shelf in the west and the Shackleton Ice Shelf in the east, or between 82° and 96°E. East of it is Mawson Sea, and in the west is Cooperation Sea....
immediately west of the Posadowsky Glacier
Posadowsky Glacier (Antarctica)
Posadowsky Glacier is a glacier about long, flowing north to Posadowsky Bay immediately east of Gaussberg. Posadowsky Bay is an open embayment, located just east of the West Ice Shelf and fronting on the Davis Sea in Kaiser Wilhelm II Land...
in Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land is the part of Antarctica lying between Cape Penck, at 87°43'E, and Cape Filchner, at 91°54'E and is claimed as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, although this claim is not universally recognized....
in Antarctica.
Discovered in February 1902 by the German Antarctic Expedition under Erich von Drygalski
Erich von Drygalski
Erich Dagobert von Drygalski was a German geographer, geophysicist and polar scientist, born in Königsberg, Province of Prussia....
, who named it as his expedition ship
Gauss (ship)
Gauss was a ship used for the Gauss expedition to Antarctica. led by Arctic veteran and geology professor Erich von Drygalski....
in honour of Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and scientist who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, electrostatics, astronomy and optics.Sometimes referred to as the Princeps mathematicorum...
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