Mount Essinger
Mount Essinger | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,905 m (6,250 ft) |
Coordinates | 77°52′00″S 162°39′00″E / 77.8667°S 162.65°E |
Naming | |
Language of name | English |
Geography | |
Location | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Mount Essinger (77°52′S 162°39′E / 77.867°S 162.650°ECoordinates: 77°52′S 162°39′E / 77.867°S 162.650°E) is a peak rising to 1,905 metres (6,250 ft), surmounting the most eastern massif of the Cathedral Rocks in the Royal Society Range, in Victoria Land. It was named in 1992 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with Chaplains Tableland after Lieutenant Commander , a U.S. Navy chaplain with the 1968 winter party at McMurdo Station.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Essinger, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Essinger, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Mountains of Victoria Land
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