Beehive Mountain
| Beehive Mountain | ||
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| height | 2133.6 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ S , 160 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
 1988 Taylor Glacier map sheet , Beehive and Northwest Mountain southwest of the ice-free area |
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The Beehive Mountain ( English for beehive mountain ) is a nearly 2134 m high mountain in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises 8 km north of Finger Mountain on the northern edge of the head end of the Taylor Glacier .
Participants in the British Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) gave him his name based on his external appearance at the suggestion of his discoverer, the deputy expedition leader Albert Armitage .
Web links
- Beehive Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beehive Mountain on geographic.org (English)