Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge
Map depicting the territorial extent of Queen Maud Land
Highest point
Peak	Jøkulkyrkja Mountain
Elevation
Coordinates
Geography
Continent	Antarctica
State/Province	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 65 miles 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

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.

See also

• List of mountains of Queen Maud Land

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).