Kayekamm
| Kayekamm | ||
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 6 ′ S , 4 ° 24 ′ E | |
The Kayekamm is a mountain ridge in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica . It rises between the Preuschoff ridge and the Gablenz ridge in the Mühlig-Hofmann mountains .
It was discovered and named during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar explorer Alfred Ritscher . It was named after the naval construction officer Georg Kaye, who was then responsible for looking after Lufthansa’s ships .
See also
Web links
- Kaye Crest in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Kaye Crest on geographic.org (English)