Habermehl Peak
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Habermehl Peak is a peak
(2,945 m) 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Gessner Peak
in the northeast part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
, and named for the director of the German Weather Service
. Remapped from air photos taken by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
, 1958-59.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
(2,945 m) 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Gessner Peak
Gessner Peak
Gessner Peak is the highest peak of Storkvarvet Mountain, standing 3 mi N of Habermehl Peak in the NE part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and naming:...
in the northeast part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains 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...
of Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher was a German polar explorer. A captain in the German Navy, he led the third German Antarctic Expedition in 1938-39, which mapped the New Swabia area of Queen Maud Land. Ritscher Peak and Ritscher Upland there are named for him.-External links:*...
, and named for the director of the German Weather Service
German Weather Service
The Deutscher Wetterdienst, , commonly abbreviated as DWD, , residing in Offenbach am Main, Germany, is a scientific agency that monitors weather and meteorological conditions over Germany and offers weather services for the general public as well as specific services for e.g. nautical, aviational...
. Remapped from air photos taken by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
The sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition was a scientific expedition to Queen Maud Land, intended as part of Norway's participation in the International Geophysical Year, 1957-58. The crew set sail from Oslo on board two whaling ships, the Polarsirkel and Polarbjørn, on November 10, 1956. They...
, 1958-59.