Mount Zuckerhut
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Mount Zuckerhut is a peak
(2,525 m) standing 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Ritscher Peak
in the Gruber Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
. Discovered and given the descriptive name Zuckerhut (sugarloaf
) by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
(2,525 m) standing 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Ritscher Peak
Ritscher Peak
Ritscher Peak is a prominent peak , standing 7 mi WSW of Mount Mentzel in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land. 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.Latitude:...
in the Gruber Mountains
Gruber Mountains
Gruber Mountains is a small group of mountains consisting of a main massif and several rocky outliers, forming the northeast portion of the Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land. Discovered and plotted from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, under Alfred Ritscher...
of Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
. Discovered and given the descriptive name Zuckerhut (sugarloaf
Sugarloaf
A sugarloaf was the traditional form in which refined sugar was produced and sold until the late 19th century when granulated and cube sugars were introduced. A tall cone with a rounded top was the end product of a process that saw the dark molasses-rich raw sugar, which had been imported from...
) by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher
Alfred Ritscher was a German polar explorer. A captain in the German Navy, he led the third German Antarctic Expedition in 1938-39, which mapped the New Swabia area of Queen Maud Land. Ritscher Peak and Ritscher Upland there are named for him.-External links:*...
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