Richthofen Pass
Richthofen Pass is a pass, 1 nautical mile wide, between Mount Fritsche and the rock wall north of McCarroll Peak, on the east coast of Graham Land. Discovered and photographed in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, who named it Richthofen Valley for Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer and geologist.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fritsche, Mount.
Fritsche, Mount
Peak
Mount Fritsche is a snow-capped coastal mountain with…
Richthofen Pass
- Pass with an elevation of 563 metres (1,847 feet)
- Description: pass on the east coast of Graham Land
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.011° or 66° 0′ 40″ south
Longitude
-62.68826° or 62° 41′ 18″ west
Open location code
375VX8Q6+JM
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Richthofen Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Richthofen Pass”
- German: “Richthofen-Pass”
- Hebrew: “מעבר ריכטהופן”
- Hebrew: “מעבר ריצ’טופן”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Richthofen Pass”
- Swedish: “Richthofen Pass”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McCarroll Peak and Borchgrevink Nunatak.
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