Mount Diamond
| Mount Diamond | ||
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| height | 1198 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 49 '25 " S , 66 ° 45' 2" W | |
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| First ascent | 2012 | |
Mount Diamond is a striking, pyramidal and 1198 m high mountain on the Fallières coast of Graham Land in the north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises between the Forbes and Swithinbank glaciers east of Square Bay .
Members of the British Services Antarctic Expedition made the first ascent in 2012. They named the mountain in honor of the diamond jubilee of the British monarch Elizabeth II.
Web links
- Mount Diamond in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)