Mount Wyatt Earp
Mount Wyatt Earp (77°34′S 86°25′W / 77.567°S 86.417°WCoordinates: 77°34′S 86°25′W / 77.567°S 86.417°W) is a mainly snow-covered peak, 2,370 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-northwest of Mount Ulmer in the north part of Sentinel Range, Antarctica. It is connected to Matsch Ridge and Mount Ulmer by Skamni Saddle.
WikiMiniAtlasThe mountain was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. Named by the US-ACAN for the ship Wyatt Earp, used by Ellsworth in four expeditions to Antarctica between 1933 and 1939.[1]
Further reading[]
- M.J. Hambrey, P.F. Barker, P.J. Barrett, V. Bowman, B. Davies, J.L. Smellie, M. Tranter, editors, Antarctic Palaeoenvironments and Earth-Surface Processes, PP 89-90
- David J. Cantrill, Imogen Poole, The Vegetation of Antarctica through Geological Time, PP 38-39
- Damien Gildea, Mountaineering in Antarctica: complete guide: Travel guide
- International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (1987), Geological Evolution of Antarctica, Cambridge, England, PP 195-197
References[]
- ^ "Mount Wyatt Earp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
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