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Feature Name (see definition): Richthofen Pass Feature Class (see definition): Gap Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 12615 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 01' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 42' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.0166667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -62.7 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1960 Description (see definition): Pass, 1 mi wide, between Mount Fritsche and the rock wall N of McCarroll Peak, on the E coast of Graham Land. Discovered and photographed in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE) under Nordenskjold, who named it Richthofen Valley for Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer and geologist. The feature was found to be a pass by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Richthofen Pass in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Richthofen Pass information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Richthofen Pass should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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