The Ark (Antarctica)
The Ark (80°43′S 24°47′W / 80.717°S 24.783°W) is a rock summit, 1,790 m, in the central part of the Read Mountains, in the Shackleton Range in Antarctica.[1] First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), is descriptive of its shape when viewed from the west.[1]
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- ^ a b "The Ark". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "The Ark". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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