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)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Mount Rittmann (ITA) | 73° 27' 00.0" S | 165° 30' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 112269
Place ID: 12188
Caldera located in Mountaineer Range area, 90km SE of Mt Overlord and N of Mt Brabec. On the edge fumarole activity can be seen. It slightly rises between 2400m and 2600m asl, over the plateau at the head of Icebreaker Glacier, where there is plenty of products of volcanic activity. Named after A. Rittmann, eminent volcanologist. |
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| Mount Rittmann (NZL) | 73° 27' 00.0" S | 165° 30' 00.0" E | Mountain |
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Name ID: 139534
Place ID: 12188
A large active volcano predominantly buried in ice, with several peaks reaching an estimated 2600m, located in Mountaineer Range, Victoria Land. Included within Antarctic Specially Protected Area 175 High Altitude Geothermal Sites of the Ross Sea Region. The mountain is covered and surrounded by glacial ice. The base of the volcano outcrops on the almost vertical cliffs of Pilot Glacier. Fumaroles and geothermally heated ground occur within a single outcrop at the summit of Mount Rittmann in a minor caldera rim at approximately 2000m above sea level. |
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