Mount Elder
| Mount Elder | ||
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 Map of Elephant Island with Mount Elder |
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| height | 940 m | |
| location | Elephant Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Coordinates | 61 ° 13 '24 " S , 55 ° 11' 29" W | |
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Mount Elder is a 940 m high mountain on Elephant Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It looms between the Endurance Glacier and Mount Pendragon .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on January 5, 1972 after John Pullar Elder, geodesist of the UK Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island (1970–1971).
Web links
- Mount Elder in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Elder on geographic.org (English)