Name details

Otto-von-Gruber-Gebirge

Otto-von-Gruber-Gebirge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Otto-von-Gruber-Gebirge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Germany Gazetteer Id 107035

Feature type: Range (2a)

Origin

This name originates from Germany. It is part of the Germany Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The mountain region (Norwegian name Gruberfjella) is the E extremity of Wohlthatmassiv and comprises the mountains and ridges Ødegaardhøgda, Schichtberge, Ritschergipfel, Zuckerhut, Zimmermannberg, Steinmulen, Bastei, Mentzelberg, Todtriegel, Seekopf and the lakes Obersee and Untersee. Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher.

Named For

Otto von Gruber (1884-1942), German surveyer and photogrammetris, who plotted the first topographic map of the 1938/39 expedition from aerial photograpghy.

Location

Latitude:
71° 22' 00.0" S
-71.36667°
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Longitude:
13° 25' 00.0" E
13.41667°
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Altitude:
2791 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Published by Brunk, K. (1986): Kartographische Arbeiten und deutsche Namengebung in Neuschwabenland.- Bisherige Arbeiten, Rekonstruktion der Flugwege der Deutschen Antarktischen Expedition 1938/39 und Neubearbeitung des deutschen Namengutes in Neuschwabenland. Deutsche Geodätische Kommision, Reihe E, Nr. 24; Frankfurt am Main (see page 35). - Initially named 'Zentrales Wohlthat-Massiv' which was approved by German Ministry of Foreign Affaires in Bundesanzeiger 4, Nr. 149: 1-2, 5. August 1952; Bonn. Factually checked and approved by StAGN (German PCGN) on 1985-MAR-05; finally approved by German National Committee of SCAR.

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-Apr-1985

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