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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.[1]

Gessner Peak
Gessner Peak Location in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	3,020 ft (920 m)
Coordinates	71°46′S 6°55′E)
Geography
Location	Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

See also

• List of mountains of Queen Maud Land

References

External links

• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

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

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[de] Geßnerspitze

Die Geßnerspitze ist mit 3020 m der höchste Gipfel des Storkvarvet im Mühlig-Hofmann-Gebirge des ostantarktischen Königin-Maud-Lands. Er ragt 3 km nördlich des Habermehlgipfels auf.

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