The Payer Mountains (German: Payergruppe) is a group of scattered mountains extending north-south for about 37 km (23 mi), standing 15 km (9 mi) east of the Weyprecht Mountains and forming the eastern half of the Hoel Mountains in central Queen Maud Land.
| Payer Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Payergruppe | |
  Payer Mountains Location | |
| Geography | |
| Country | Antarctica |
| Range coordinates | 72°2′S 14°35′E / 72.033°S 14.583°E |
They were discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for Julius Payer, Austrian polar explorer, who in company with Karl Weyprecht discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873.[1]
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- United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
This article incorporates public domain material from "Payer Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
