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Mount Zimmermann

Coordinates: 71°20′S 13°20′E / 71.333°S 13.333°E / -71.333; 13.333
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Mount Zimmermann
Mount Zimmermann is located in Antarctica
Mount Zimmermann
Mount Zimmermann
Location in Antarctica
Highest point
Coordinates71°20′S 13°20′E / 71.333°S 13.333°E / -71.333; 13.333
Geography
LocationQueen Maud Land (claimed by Norway)

Mount Zimmermann (German: Zimmermannberg) is a 2,325 m (7,628 ft) peak standing 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Ritscher Peak in the Gruber Mountains, central Queen Maud Land. It was 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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