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Ritscher Peak: Antarctica
SOURCE: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA
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This page presents the geographical name data for Ritscher Peak in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division

Feature Name (see definition): Ritscher Peak

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 12687

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 71° 24' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 013° 20' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -71.4

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 13.3333333

Elevation (see definition): 2790

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): A prominent peak (2,790 m) standing 7 mi WSW of Mount Mentzel in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land. This peak was discovered and mapped by the German Antarctic Expedition of 1938-39 and was named for Captain Alfred Ritscher, leader of the expedition.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data

NOTE: The information regarding Ritscher Peak 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 Ritscher Peak information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ritscher Peak should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.


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