Governor Mountain
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 Topographic map of the area around the Suvorov Glacier with Governor Mountain (left) |
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| height | 1550 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Wilson Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ S , 158 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Governor Mountain is a 1,550 m high, largely ice-free mountain at the Oates Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises on the western flank of the area where the Tomilin Glacier formed in the Wilson Hills .
The area was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from 1962 to 1963. The mountain served as a measuring station for the northern group of 1963 carried out until 1964 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , which took him to Bernard Fergusson named, (1911-1980) the 1962 reigning until 1967 Governor General ( English Governor General ) of New Zealand .
Web links
- Governor Mountain in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Governor Mountain on geographic.org (English)