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Ritscher Upland

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Ritscher Upland (Ritscherhochland) is a large ice-covered upland of western Queen Maud Land, bounded by Kraul Mountains and Heimefront Range to the west and southwest, and by Borg Massif and Kirwan Escarpment to the east. [1]

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Alfred Ritscher

Alfred Ritscher (23 May 1879 in Bad Lauterberg – 30 March 1963 in Hamburg) was a German polar explorer.

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Borg Massif

Borg Massif is a mountain massif, about long and with summits above, situated along the northwest side of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica.

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Heimefront Range

The Heimefront Range is a range of mountains in three groups trending northeast–southwest for, situated west-southwest of the Kirwan Escarpment in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.

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John Schjelderup Giæver

John Schjelderup Giæver (31 December 1901 – 9 November 1970) was a Norwegian author and polar researcher.

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Kirwan Escarpment

The Kirwan Escarpment (Kirwanveggen) is a prominent northwest-facing escarpment which lies south of the Penck Trough in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.

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Kraul Mountains

The Kraul Mountains (Kraulberge) are a chain of mountains and nunataks that trend northeastward from Veststraumen Glacier for approximately in western Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.

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New Swabia

New Swabia (Norwegian and Neuschwabenland) is a cartographic name sometimes given to an area of Antarctica between 20°E and 10°W in Queen Maud Land, which is claimed as a Norwegian dependent territory under the Antarctic Treaty System.

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Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition

The Norwegian–British–Swedish Antarctic Expedition (also known as NBSX or NBSAE) (1949–1952) was the first Antarctica expedition involving an international team of scientists.

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Queen Maud Land

Queen Maud Land (Dronning Maud Land) is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre (1 million sq mi) region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritscher_Upland

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