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Ritscher Peak
Ritscher PeakLocation in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	2,790 metres (9,150 ft)
Coordinates	71°24′14″S 13°21′07″E / 71.404°S 13.352°E / -71.404; 13.352
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Parent range	Gruber Mountains

Ritscher Peak (German: Ritschergipfel) is a 2,790-metre (9,150 ft) peak located 11 kilometres (7 mi) west-southwest of Mount Mentzel in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. This peak was discovered and mapped by the Third German Antarctic Expedition of 1938–39 and was named for Capt. Alfred Ritscher, leader of the expedition.

References

1. "Ritscher Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

External links

• United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Ritscher Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 

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