Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
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; 5.333
Naming
Native name	Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge (German)
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.

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

See also

• Extreme points of Norway
• List of mountains of Queen Maud Land
• Fimbulheimen
• Sprekkefjellet, a hill 9 km away from this location
• Stuttfloget Cliff
• Styggebrekkufsa Bluff

References

"Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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 "Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.