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Gessner Peak

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Parent range
  
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains

Elevation
  
3,020 m

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Gessner Peak

Location
  
Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Gessner Peak (German: Geßnerspitze, is, at 3,020 metres (9,900 ft), the highest peak of Storkvarvet Mountain, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Habermehl Peak in the northeast part of the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Captain Alfred Ritscher, and named for the manager of the German Hansa-Luftbild, an aerial photographic corporation.

Map of Gessner Peak, Antarctica

References

Gessner Peak Wikipedia