Mount Athelstan
| Mount Athelstan | ||
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| height | 1615 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Mountains | Douglas Range | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 9 '57 " S , 69 ° 15' 41" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Athelstan is a 1615 m high, striking and partly icy mountain on the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It rises on the northern flank of the Trench Glacier from a ridge that extends eastward from the Douglas Range .
The mountain was first photographed during the transantarctic flight of the US polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935. These aerial photos were used by the US geographer WLG Joerg for an initial mapping. It was roughly measured in 1936 by participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934–1937). The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out a new survey in 1948 and 1949. The mountain is named after the English king Æthelstan (≈894–939).
Web links
- Mount Athelstan in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Athelstan on geographic.org (English)