Mount Austin
| Mount Austin | ||
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| height | 955 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 53 ′ 4 ″ S , 63 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Mount Austin is a mountain of 955 meters height, as a striking rock formation at the head of Gardner Inlet at the Orville Coast of westantarktishen Ellsworthlands rises.
It was discovered during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948) under the direction of the US polar explorer Finn Ronne , who named it after Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), one of the founders of the US state of Texas .
Web links
- Mount Austin in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Austin on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 91 (English).