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Sphinxkopf Peak

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Elevation
  
1,630 m

Sphinxkopf Peak (71°25′S 11°57′E) is the peak (I,630 m) at the northern end of Sphinx Mountain, in the northern Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938–39, who named it Sphinxkopf (sphinx head) because of its appearance.

Map of Sphinxkopf Peak, Antarctica

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

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