Mount Stephens (Antarctica)
Mount Stephens | |
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Mount Stephens | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,065 m (6,775 ft) |
Coordinates | 83°23′S 51°27′W / 83.383°S 51.450°WCoordinates: 83°23′S 51°27′W / 83.383°S 51.450°W |
Geography | |
Location | Pensacola Mountains |
Parent range | Forrestal Range |
Mount Stephens is a prominent mountain in Antarctica, 2,065 m, surmounting the west extremity of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956 to 1966. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander of the U.S. Navy, who was a leader of the unit from which constructed Ellsworth Station in January and February 1957.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Stephens (Antarctica)". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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