Mount Johansen

Mount Johansen (

70°30′S 67°13′E / 70.500°S 67.217°E / -70.500; 67.217Coordinates: 70°30′S 67°13′E / 70.500°S 67.217°E / -70.500; 67.217) is a summit rising to 1,555 metres (5,100 ft) in the south-central part of White Massif in the Aramis Range of the Prince Charles Mountains, Antarctica. It was first visited by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions southern party led by in December 1956, and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Sergeant , Royal Australian Air Force, an airframe fitter at Mawson Station in 1956.^[1]

Not to be confused with the Canadian Mount Johansen of the same name. Located in the Saint Elias Mountain Range. Named after Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen (1867-1913), another of Norway's famous arctic explorers. He joined Fridtjof Nansen's polar expedition with Fram in 1893 and skied a point that was a record north in 1895/96. On their return to Norway the crew was celebrated as heroes. Johansen was promoted to captain in the infantry, a role he didn't manage. He drank heavily and left the army. He rehabilitated during his stay at Spitzbergen from 1907 to 1909. In 1910 he was one of Roald Amundsen's men in Antarctica but was not part of the south pole group.

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