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Feature Name (see definition): Weyprecht Mountains Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 16479 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 72° 00' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 013° 30' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -72 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 13.5 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966 Description (see definition): A small group of mountains about 10 mi W of the Payer Mountains, forming the western half of the Hoel Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition (GerAE) under Ritscher, 1938-39, 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. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Weyprecht Mountains in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Weyprecht Mountains information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Weyprecht Mountains should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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