Jumping jack
| Jumping jack | ||
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| height | 1020 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Deep Freeze Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Hampelspitze is a 1020 m high mountain near the Scott coast in East Antarctica Victoria Land . At the southeast end of the Deep Freeze Range, it rises east of Priestley Glacier and northwest of Browning Pass .
Scientists from the German expedition GANOVEX IV (1984–1985) named it after Herbert Hampel, who was involved as a pilot in the GANOVEX IV flight mission. He died in 1985 on his return flight from Antarctica when the research aircraft Polar 3 was shot down in Africa.
See also
Web links
- Hampelspitze in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)