Mount Zimmermann

Mount Zimmermann (German: Zimmermannberg, 71°20′S 13°20′E / 71.333°S 13.333°E / -71.333; 13.333Coordinates: 71°20′S 13°20′E / 71.333°S 13.333°E / -71.333; 13.333) is a peak (2,325 m) standing 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Ritscher Peak in the Gruber Mountains, central Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), led by Capt. Alfred Ritscher, and named for the vice-president of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Society).

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