Ritchie Point

Ritchie Point (70°25′S 68°20′E) is a well defined point at the extremity of the large, flat rock feature extending northeastward from Amery Peaks in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) air photos taken in 1956 and 1960. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for F.A. Ritchie, cook at Mawson Station in 1965.

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