Mount Ayres
| Mount Ayres | ||
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| height | 2500 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Cook Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 79 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ S , 156 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| First ascent | December 1957 | |
Mount Ayres is a striking, 2500 m high mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . It rises 10 miles south of the western end of the Finger Ridges in the Cook Mountains .
The mountain was first climbed in December 1957 by a team on the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958), which primarily explored the Darwin Glacier on this research trip. It is named after the New Zealand climber Harry Herbert Ayres (1912–1987), who was part of this team.
Web links
- Mount Ayres in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Ayres on geographic.org (English)