Weyprecht Mountains ( German : Weyprechtberge , Norwegian : Weprechtfjella ) is a small group of mountains about 15 km (9 mi) west of the Payer Mountains , forming the western half of the Hoel Mountains in Queen Maud Land .
2-1086: The Hoel Mountains are a group of mountains including the Weyprecht Mountains and the Payer Mountains in Queen Maud Land , Antarctica. They were first photographed from the air and plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39), mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for Adolf Hoel , a Norwegian geologist and Arctic explorer, leader and member of many expeditions to Greenland and Spitsbergen since 1907. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Hoel Mountains" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . This Princess Astrid Coast location article
4-676: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Weyprecht Mountains They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher , and named for Karl Weyprecht , Austrian polar explorer who in company with Julius Payer discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873, and who initiated the first International Polar Year expedition in 1882–83. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from "Weyprecht Mountains" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . [REDACTED] This Princess Astrid Coast location article
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