Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
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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
. With its summit
at 3085 metres (10,121 ft), the massive Kyrkjeskipet Peak
forms the highest point in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains.
, and named for the division director of the German Air Ministry. They were remapped by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition
, 1956-1960.
Mountain
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features extending east to west for 65 miles between the Gjelsvik Mountains
Gjelsvik Mountains
The Gjelsvik Mountains are a group of mountains about 25 nautical miles long, between the Sverdrup and Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at , the massive Risemedet Mountain forms the highest point in the Gjelsvik Mountains...
and the Orvin Mountains
Orvin Mountains
The Orvin Mountains constitute a major group of mountain ranges, extending for about 65 miles between the Wohlthat Mountains and the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land...
in 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...
, East Antarctica
East Antarctica
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority of the Antarctic continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains...
. With its summit
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...
at 3085 metres (10,121 ft), the massive Kyrkjeskipet Peak
Kyrkjeskipet Peak
Kyrkjeskipet Peak is a peak, , just north of Kapellet Canyon and dominating the northeast part of Jøkulkyrkja Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Antarctica.-Discovery and naming:...
forms the highest point in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains.
Discovery and naming
The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938-1939), led by Capt. Alfred RitscherAlfred 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 division director of the German Air Ministry. They were remapped 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...
, 1956-1960.
See also
- East Antarctica RangesEast Antarctica RangesThe East Antarctica Ranges are one of the three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica, the others are the Transantarctic Mountains and West Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea...
- East Antarctic two-thousandersEast Antarctic two-thousandersThe three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea level. These...
- History of AntarcticaHistory of AntarcticaThe history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe...
- List of Antarctic expeditions