| Payer Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Payergruppe | |
)  Location | |
| Geography | |
| Country | Antarctica |
| Range coordinates | 72°2′S 14°35′E / 72.033°S 14.583°E |
The Payer Mountains (German: Payergruppe) is a group of scattered mountains extending north-south for about 37 km (23 mi), standing 15 km (9 mi) east of the Weyprecht Mountains and forming the eastern half of the Hoel Mountains in central Queen Maud Land.
They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Julius Payer, Austrian polar explorer, who in company with Karl Weyprecht discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873.[1]
See also
- List of mountains of Queen Maud Land
References
External links
- United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Payer Mountains". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 