Weyprecht Mountains

Weyprecht Mountains
Weyprecht Mountains
	Weyprechtberge
	Location
Highest point
Elevation	2,705 m (8,875 ft)
Geography
Country	Antarctica
Range coordinates	72°0′S 13°30′E

Weyprecht Mountains (German: Weyprechtberge) 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.

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.

This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Weyprecht Mountains". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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