Alfred Ritscher
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Alfred Ritscher | |
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Born | May 23, 1879 Bad Lauterberg |
Died | March 30, 1963 Hamburg |
(aged 83)
Allegiance | Germany |
Rank | Captain |
Other work | led the Third German Antarctic Expedition |
Alfred Ritscher (23 May 1879 in Bad Lauterberg - 30 March 1963 in Hamburg) 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 (German: Neuschwabenland) area of Queen Maud Land. Ritscher Peak[1] and Ritscher Upland[2] there are named for him.
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- ^ USGS Geographic Names Information System: USGS GNIS: Ritscher Peak
- ^ USGS Geographic Names Information System: USGS GNIS: Ritscher Upland
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