Mount Français
| Mount Français | ||
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 Mount Français (2009) |
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| height | 2760 m | |
| location | Anvers Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 63 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Français is an imposing, snowy and 2760 m high mountain on the Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago . It rises south-east of the center of the island 10 km north of Börgen Bay .
He was first spotted on the Belgica expedition (1897-1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery , who explored the south-east coast of Anvers Island. Another sighting followed during the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Charcot , who named the mountain after the expedition ship Français .
Web links
- Mount Français in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Français on geographic.org (English)