Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Range
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
Part of	East Antarctica Ranges
Highest point	Kyrkjeskipet Peak
- elevation	10,121 ft (3,085 m)
- coordinates	72°00′00″S 05°20′00″E / 72°S 5.3333333°E / -72; 5.3333333
Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land

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 3,085 metres (10,121 ft), the massive Kyrkjeskipet Peak forms the highest point in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains.

Discovery and naming

Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

Map depicting the location of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938-1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for the division director of the German Air Ministry. They were remapped by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-1960.^[1]

See also

• East Antarctica Ranges
• East Antarctic two-thousanders
• History of Antarctica
• List of Antarctic expeditions

References

1. ^ USGS GNIS: Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

"Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:10364. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 

External links

• United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). Coordinates: 72°00′S 5°20′E / 72°S 5.333°E / -72; 5.333