Mount Glowa
| Mount Glowa | ||
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| height | 960 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Behrendt Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ S , 73 ° 15 ′ 45 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Glowa is a 960 m high and striking mountain in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Behrendt Mountains it rises 13 km west of Mount Hirman .
He was discovered and photographed from the air during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). The expedition leader Finn Ronne named him after Colonel Latimer William Glowa (1908-2010), who was involved in the support and organization of the research trip on the staff of General Curtis E. LeMay .
Web links
- Mount Glowa in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Glowa on geographic.org (English)