Zwiesel Mountain
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Zwiesel Mountain is a large complex mountain
which is highly dissected, rising to 2,970 m and forming the north portion of Pieck Range
in the Petermann Ranges
of Queen Maud Land
. It was discovered and given the descriptive name "Zwiesel-Berg" (forked mountain) by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher
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Mountain
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which is highly dissected, rising to 2,970 m and forming the north portion of Pieck Range
Pieck Range
Pieck Range is a short mountain range surmounted by Zwiesel Mountain, located at the east side of Humboldt Graben in the Petermann Ranges, Wohlthat Mountains in Antarctica.It was discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition, 1938-39...
in the Petermann Ranges
Petermann Ranges
The Petermann Ranges are a number of associated mountain ranges including the Ostliche Petermann, Mittlere Petermann, Westliche Petermann, Südliche Petermann, and Pieck Ranges, located just east of the Humboldt Mountains in the central Wohlthat Mountains of Queen Maud Land. They were discovered and...
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...
. It was discovered and given the descriptive name "Zwiesel-Berg" (forked mountain) 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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