Coordinates: 71°43′S 12°8′E / 71.717°S 12.133°E / -71.717; 12.133 Zwiesel Mountain (German: Zwieselberg) is a large complex mountain which is highly dissected, rising to 2,970 m and forming the north portion of Pieck Range in the Petermann Ranges of Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and given the descriptive name "Zwiesel-Berg" (forked mountain) by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher.
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“We are wearied of our huts
And the smoky smell of our garments.
We are sick with desire of the sun
And the grass on the mountains.”
—Unknown. The Grass on the Mountain (l. 11–14)