Mount Hochlin

Mount Hochlin

Mount Hochlin (72°5′S 4°3′E / 72.083°S 4.050°E / -72.083; 4.050Coordinates: 72°5′S 4°3′E / 72.083°S 4.050°E / -72.083; 4.050) is a large ice-topped mountain, 2,760 metres (9,060 ft) high, standing east of Festninga Mountain in the Mühlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named for L. Hochlin, a radio operator and dog driver with the expedition (1956–58).[1]

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

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