Rosenthal Seamount

Seamount in the Weddell Sea named for Alfred Rosenthal

Rosenthal Seamount (68°38′S 97°5′W﻿ / ﻿68.633°S 97.083°W﻿ / -68.633; -97.083) is a seamount in the Weddell Sea named for Alfred Rosenthal (1828–1882), a German captain and ship owner. Rosenthal helped to finance and coordinate Eduard Dallmann's Antarctic voyages.[1]

## Background

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The seamount's name was proposed by Dr. Heinrich Hinze, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany. The name was ame approved in June 1997 (ACUF 271)[citation needed]. The minimal depth is 2770m.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "The Voyage of The Bark Ship with Auxiliary Steam Engine 'Grönland'". epic.awi.de. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
2. ^ "Marine Regions · Rosenthal Seamount (Seamount(s))".

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