Mount Griffiths

Mount Griffiths (

66°29′S 54°3′E / 66.483°S 54.050°E / -66.483; 54.050Coordinates: 66°29′S 54°3′E / 66.483°S 54.050°E / -66.483; 54.050) is an elongated mountain with two prominent peaks of 1,650 and 1,680 metres (5,400 and 5,500 ft), standing 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the Wilkinson Peaks and 23 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Mount Elkins in the Napier Mountains of Enderby Land, Antarctica.^[1]

Discovery and naming[]

The mountain was plotted by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition of 1936–37, and was called "Mefjell" (middle mountain), a name used elsewhere in Antarctica. It was visited in 1961 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions sledge party and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for , a member of the Australian Antarctic Exploration Committee of 1886.^[1]

References[]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Griffiths, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)