Preuschoff Range is a mountain range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 consisting of Mount Hochlin

Mount Hochlin

Mount Hochlin is a large ice-topped mountain, 2,760 m, standing east of Festninga Mountain in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition and named for L. Hochlin, radio operator and dog...

 and associated features, lying just west of Kaye Crest

Kaye Crest

Kaye Crest is a ridge lying between Preuschoff Range and Gablenz Range in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. The name "Kaye-Kamm" was given to a linear elevation in this vicinity by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39...

 in 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...

. The name "Preuschoff-Rucken" was applied in the general area 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:*...

, for Franz Preuschoff, engineer

Engineer

An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...

on the flying boat name with this feature may be arbitrary but is recommended for the sake of international uniformity and historical continuity.