Mount Hancox
Mount Hancox | |
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![]() ![]() Mount Hancox | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,245 m (10,646 ft) |
Coordinates | 72°38′S 166°59′E / 72.633°S 166.983°ECoordinates: 72°38′S 166°59′E / 72.633°S 166.983°E |
Geography | |
Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Parent range | Malta Plateau in the Victory Mountains |
Mount Hancox is a prominent mountain, 3,245 metres (10,650 ft) high, about 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Mount Burton, rising above the north margin of Malta Plateau in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Mariner Glacier geology party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1966–67, for , senior geologist with the party in this area.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Hancox, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Hancox, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Mountains of Victoria Land
- Borchgrevink Coast
- Borchgrevink Coast geography stubs