Mount Hassage
| Mount Hassage | ||
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| height | 1120 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 75 ° 50 '48 " S , 72 ° 28' 0" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Hassage is a 1120 m high, prominent and isolated mountain on the Orville coast in the east of the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises 19 km south-southwest of Mount Horne and west-southwest of the Hauberg Mountains .
He was discovered during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948). It marks the southwestern turning point of a reconnaissance flight carried out on November 21, 1947 during this research trip. Expedition leader Finn Ronne named the mountain after Charles Hassage (1919-2003), the chief marine engineer on this expedition.
Web links
- Mount Hassage in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Hassage on geographic.org (English)