Ritscher summit
| Ritscher summit | ||
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| height | 2790 m | |
| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Otto von Gruber Mountains in the Wohlthatmassiv | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ S , 13 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| First ascent | Gerold Noack and Wieland Adler on December 17, 1991 | |
| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Ritscher summit is a 2790 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . It rises 11 km west-southwest of the Mentzelberg in the Otto von Gruber mountains of the Wohlthat massif .
It was discovered, mapped and named during the German Antarctic Expedition in 1938/39 . It is named after Alfred Ritscher (1879–1963), head of this research trip. On December 17, 1991 the summit was climbed for the first time by Gerold Noack , professor at the Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg , and Wieland Adler.
See also
Web links
- Ritscher Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Ritscher Peak on geographic.org (English)