Minster Mountain
| Minster Mountain | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Usarp Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 159 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Minster Mountain (from English minster ' Munster ' ) is a very rugged mountain in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . In the Usarp Mountains it rises north of the Pomerantz-Tafelland and immediately west of Mount Gillmor .
Scientists from the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named it that because it reminded them of Gothic architecture .
Web links
- Minster Mountain in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)