Preuschoff back
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| Highest peak | Hochlinfjellet ( 2760 m ) | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 4 ′ S , 4 ° 3 ′ E | |
The Preuschoff Ridge is a mountain range in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises immediately west of the Kayekamm in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains . The mountain Hochlinfjellet belongs to it .
The mountain range was discovered and named during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 under the direction of polar researcher Alfred Ritscher . It is named after Franz Preuschoff, Lufthansa aircraft mechanic and expedition member.
See also
Web links
- Preuschoff Range in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Preuschoff Range on geographic.org (English)