Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Tiroler Spitze (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Tiroler Spitze (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Pillar
This name originates from . It is part of the Germany Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The middle one of three neighbouring mountain peaks (the two others are 'Österreichspitze' and 'Steirerturm') at the summit of Sœtherrindane, Holtedahlfjella, Kurzegebirge, Orvinfjella, Fimbulheimen, Neuschwabenland, Dronning Maud Land. Very likely a first ascent on 2009-NOV-18 during a privately organized expedition, motivated by mountain climbing, nature studies and journalistic interests, called 1st Austrian Queen Maud Land Expedition 2009.
Named after Tyrol as a memento to the citizenship of two expedition members.
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