Rosenthal Seamount

{{short description|Seamount in the Weddell Sea named for Alfred Rosenthal}}

Rosenthal Seamount ({{coord|68|38|S|97|5|W|display=inline,title}}) 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.{{cite web|url=http://epic.awi.de/14479/ |title=The Voyage of The Bark Ship with Auxiliary Steam Engine 'Grönland'

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Background

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|date=December 2015}}. The minimal depth is 2770m.{{Cite web|url=http://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=7017|title=Marine Regions · Rosenthal Seamount (Seamount(s))}}

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Category:Seamounts of the Southern Ocean

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