Hoffman Peak
| Hoffman Peak | ||
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| height | 1550 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 32 '0 " S , 162 ° 52' 0" E | |
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Hoffman Peak is a 1550 m high mountain in East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Asgard Range, it rises north-northeast of Mount McLennan .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 1998 after Jack Edward Hoffman (1923-1996), who was in charge of New Zealand's drilling project in the Antarctic Dry Valleys from 1973 to 1976 and was involved in the construction of the new Scott Base .
Web links
- Hoffman Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hoffman Peak on geographic.org (English)