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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Wohlthat massif (RUS) | 71° 30' 00.0" S | 12° 30' 00.0" E | Massif |
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| Wohlthat Mountains (USA) | 71° 35' 00.0" S | 12° 20' 00.0" E | Massif |
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Name ID: 133815
Place ID: 16178
A large group of associated mountain features consisting of the Humboldt Mountains, Petermann Ranges, and the Gruber Mountains, located immediately E of the Orvin Mountains in central Queen Maud Land. Discovered by the GerAE under Ritscher, 1938-39, and named for Councilor of State Helmuth C.H. Wohlthat, who as economist and fiscal officer dealt with the organization of the expedition. |
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| Wohlthatmassiv (DEU) | 71° 40' 00.0" S | 12° 30' 00.0" E | Massif |
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Name ID: 107170
Place ID: 16178
Wohlthatmassiv is a large complex of several mountain ranges and chains, comprising (from W to E): Alexander-von-Humboldtgebirge (Norwegian name Humboldtfjella), Skeidshovden, Westliche Petermannkette (Norwegian names Sfinksen, vestre Petermannkjeda and Zwieselhøgda), søre Petermannkjeda, Mittlere Petermannkette (Norwegian name midtre Petermannkjeda), Östliche Petermannketten (Norwegian name austre Petermannkjeda), and Otto-von-Gruber-Gebirge (Norwegian name Gruberfjella). Discovered during German Antarctic Expedition 1938/39 ('Neuschwabenland-Expedition') under Alfred Ritscher; |
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| Wohlthatmassivet (NOR) | 71° 40' 00.0" S | 12° 10' 00.0" E | Massif |
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Name ID: 116359
Place ID: 16178
Large mountain area in the E part of Fimbulheimen. After Councilor of State Helmuth C. H. Wohlthat, economist and fiscal officer who dealt with the organization of GerAE, 1938-39. |
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