Mount Anne (Antarctica)
| Mount Anne | ||
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| height | 3870 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Alexandra Chain , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ S , 169 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Anne is a mountain with a height of 3870 m about ten kilometers north of Mount Elizabeth in the Queen Alexandra chain in the Transantarctic Mountains .
The mountain was discovered and mapped by participants in the Nimrod expedition (1907–1909) led by the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton . It was named after Anne (Ann) Dawson-Lambton (1835 - unknown), a sponsor of the expedition.
See also
Web links
- Mount Anne in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Anne on geographic.org
- Mount Anne. In: Kenneth J. Bertrand and Fred G. Alberts: Geographic names of Antarctica , US Govt. Print. Off., Washington 1956, p. 45 (English)