Gessner Peak
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Gessner Peak is the highest peak (3,020 m) of Storkvarvet Mountain
, standing 3 mi N of Habermehl Peak
in the NE part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
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, and named for the manager of the German Hansa-Luftbild, an aerial photographic corporation.
Storkvarvet Mountain
Storkvarvet Mountain is a mountain that is round in plan and has several radial spurs, standing N of Haberrnehl Peak at the NE end of the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land.-Discovery and naming:...
, standing 3 mi N of Habermehl Peak
Habermehl Peak
Habermehl Peak is a peak 3 miles south of Gessner Peak in the northeast part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for the director of the German Weather Service. Remapped from air photos...
in the NE part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains
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...
of Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
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Discovery and naming
Gessner Peak was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938-1939), led by Capt. Alfred RitscherAlfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher was a German polar explorer. A captain in the German Navy, he led the third German Antarctic Expedition in 1938-39, which mapped the New Swabia area of Queen Maud Land. Ritscher Peak and Ritscher Upland there are named for him.-External links:*...
, and named for the manager of the German Hansa-Luftbild, an aerial photographic corporation.
See also
- East Antarctica RangesEast Antarctica RangesThe East Antarctica Ranges are one of the three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica, the others are the Transantarctic Mountains and West Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea...
- East Antarctic two-thousandersEast Antarctic two-thousandersThe three largest mountain ranges in Antarctica are the Transantarctic Mountains, the West Antarctica Ranges, and the East Antarctica Ranges. The East Antarctica Ranges, located on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, have 29 known peaks whose summits reach or exceed 2000 meters above sea level. These...
- History of AntarcticaHistory of AntarcticaThe history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent, known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe...
- List of Antarctic expeditions