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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fritsche, Mount.
Fritsche, Mount
Peak
Mount Fritsche is a snow-capped coastal mountain with many steep rock faces, located on the north side of Richthofen Pass in eastern Graham Land, Antarctica.
Richthofen Pass
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 563 metres
- Description: pass on the east coast of Graham Land
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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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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