Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
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Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge | |
Hoggestabben in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Jøkulkyrkja Mountain |
Elevation | 3,148 m (10,328 ft) |
Coordinates | 72°00′S 05°20′E / 72.000°S 5.333°E / -72.000; 5.333Coordinates: 72°00′S 05°20′E / 72.000°S 5.333°E / -72.000; 5.333 |
Geography | |
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains Location of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains in Antarctica | |
Continent | Antarctica |
Region | Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica |
Parent range | Fimbulheimen |
The Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains (German: Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge) is a major group of associated mountain features extending east to west for 100 km (62 mi) between the Gjelsvik Mountains and the Orvin Mountains in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica. With its summit at 3,148 metres (10,328 ft), the massive Jøkulkyrkja Mountain forms the highest point in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains.
Contents
1 Discovery and naming
2 Features
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Discovery and naming
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]
Features
- Ahlstad Hills
- Austreskorve Glacier
- Austvollen Bluff
- Båsbolken Spur
- Breplogen Mountain
- Buddenbrock Range
- Cumulus Mountain
- Djupedalen Valley
- Djupedalshausane Peaks
- Extreme points of Norway
- Festninga Mountain
- Festningsporten Pass
- Flogeken Glacier
- Gablenz Range
- Gessner Peak
- Grinda Ridge
- Habermehl Peak
- Håhellerskarvet
- Halsknappane Hills
- Hamarglovene Crevasses
- Hamarøya Mountain
- Hamarskorvene Bluff
- Hoggestabben Butte
- Høgsenga Crags
- Huldreskorvene Peaks
- Jaren Crags
- Jøkulfallet
- Jøkulhest Dome
- Jøkulkyrkja Mountain
- Kapellet Canyon
- Katedralen Canyon
- Kaye Crest
- Kvea Valley
- Kvithamaren Cliff
- Kvitholten Hill
- Kyrkjebakken Slope
- Kyrkjedalen Valley
- Kyrkjedalshalsen Saddle
- Kyrkjeskipet Peak
- Kyrkjetorget
- Langflog Glacier
- Langfloget Cliff
- Larsen Cliffs
- Lunde Glacier
- Luz Range
- Mount Grytøyr
- Mount Hädrich
- Mount Hochlin
- Mount Kropotkin
- Øvrevollen Bluff
- Preuschoff Range
- Skålebreen
- Skålebrehalsen Terrace
- Sloknuten Peak
- Småkovane Cirques
- Småsponen Nunatak
- Snøbjørga Bluff
- Snønutane Peaks
- Snønutryggen
- Snøtoa Terrace
- Thälmann Mountains
- Tønnesen Glacier
- Torbjørn Rocks
- Tvibåsen Valley
- Vestreskorve Glacier
See also
- List of mountains of Queen Maud Land
- Fimbulheimen
References
^ USGS GNIS: Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
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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).