Antarctica

Mount Rücker

Mount Rücker is a mountain, 3,815 metres high, immediately south of Johns Hopkins Ridge, in the , Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition which named it for Sir Arthur Rucker, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,432 metres
  • Description: mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Mount Rucker”, “Mount Ruecker”, and “Rücker, Mount”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rester Peak and Borg Bastion.

Peak
Mount Rücker is a mountain, 3,815 metres high, immediately south of Johns Hopkins Ridge, in the , Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition which named it for Sir Arthur Rucker, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society.

Peak
Mount Rücker is a mountain, 3,815 metres high, immediately south of Johns Hopkins Ridge, in the , Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition which named it for Sir Arthur Rucker, Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society.

Mount Rücker

Latitude
-78.18732° or 78° 11′ 14″ south
Longitude
162.53981° or 162° 32′ 23″ east
Elevation
3,432 metres (11,260 feet)
Named after
Sir Arthur Rücker
Open location code
2VH4RG7Q+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7949608279
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6624472
Wiki­data ID
Q3861944
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Satellite Map

Discover Mount Rücker from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Mount Rücker” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rücker”
  • Chinese: “拉克山”
  • Dutch: “Mount Rucker”
  • German: “Mount Rucker”
  • German: “Mount Rücker”
  • Hebrew: “הר רוקר”
  • Italian: “Monte Rucker”
  • Italian: “Monte Rücker”
  • Italian: “Mount Rucker”
  • Italian: “Mount Rücker”
  • Ladin: “Mount Rucker”
  • Low German: “Mount Rucker”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Rucker”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Rucker”
  • Swedish: “Mount Rücker”
  • Venetian: “Monte Rücker”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sulphide Pass and O’Regan Peak.

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