Mount Hofmann

Mount Hofmann

Mount Hofmann (82°40′S 160°36′E / 82.667°S 160.6°E / -82.667; 160.6) is a snow-covered mountain, 2,000 m, between the mouths of Hamilton and Heilman Glaciers in the north part of the Queen Elizabeth Range. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960-62. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Walther F. Hofmann, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) glaciologist on the Ross Ice Shelf, 1962-63.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Hofmann" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).