The Altar
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The Altar is a flat-topped rock summit (2,200 m) at the head of Grautskala Cirque
, immediately west of Altarduken Glacier
, in the Humboldt Mountains
of Queen Maud Land
. Discovered and given the descriptive name Altar by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39.
Grautskala Cirque
Grautskala Cirque is a cirque immediately north of The Altar in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Discovered and mapped from air photos by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39. Remapped by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, and named Grautskala because of its appearance and...
, immediately west of Altarduken Glacier
Altarduken Glacier
Altarduken Glacier is a small glacier just east of The Altar at the head of Grautskala Cirque, in the Humboldt Mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica...
, in the Humboldt Mountains
Humboldt Mountains
Humboldt Mountains is a group of mountains immediately west of the Petermann Ranges, forming the westernmost portion of the Wohlthat Mountains in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. They were discovered and mapped by the Third German Antarctic Expedition , led by Capt...
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 Altar by the German Antarctic Expedition under Ritscher, 1938-39.