Mount George (Antarctica)
| Mount George | ||
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| height | 1555 m | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Scott Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ S , 50 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount George is a 1555 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It rises just west of Simpson Peak in the Scott Mountains .
It was mapped using aerial photographs taken in 1956 and 1957 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The name goes back to the British navigator John Biscoe in 1832, who named the mountain after George Enderby, one of the three owners of his employer Samuel Enderby & Sons .
Web links
- Mount George in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount George on geographic.org (English)