Schmidhöhe
| Schmidhöhe | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| part of | Northern Foothills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 39 ′ S , 163 ° 59 ′ E | |
The Schmidhöhe is a range of hills on the Scott coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Northern Foothills on the shores of Terra Nova Bay , it extends south from the southwest flank of Mount Browning .
Scientists from the German expedition GANOVEX IV (1984–1985) made his name. It is named after Michael Schmid-Thomé, participant in GANOVEX III (1982–1983). It is possible that the name was also given in honor of Josef Schmid (1956–1985), who was involved in the GANOVEX IV flight mission as an aircraft mechanic. He was killed on his return flight from Antarctica in 1985 when the research aircraft Polar 3 was shot down over Africa.
See also
Web links
- Schmidhöhe in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1371 (English).