Monte Cassino (Antarctica)
Monte Cassino | ||
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height | 2270 m | |
location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
Mountains | Freyberg Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
Coordinates | 72 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ S , 163 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) |
The Monte Cassino is a 2270 m high mountain in the north of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises up in the Freyberg Mountains on the southeast side of the Moawhango firn field .
The mountain was named by the northern group of the 1963 to 1964 campaign as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition . It is named after the Battle of Monte Cassino , in which the British General Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg , namesake of the Freyberg Mountains, and the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force were involved.
Web links
- Monte Cassino in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Monte Cassino on geographic.org (English)