Mount Hoskins
Mount Hoskins | ||
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height | 2030 m | |
location | Ross Dependency , East Antarctica | |
Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
Coordinates | 81 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ S , 159 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Hoskins is a 2030 m high mountain in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . It rises 6.5 km south of Mount Lindley on the western flank of the Starshot Glacier .
He was discovered by the southern group of the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904). It is named after Anthony Hoskins (1828–1901), First Sea Lord of the British Admiralty and member of the committee for the expedition ship.
Web links
- Mount Hoskins in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Hoskins on geographic.org (English)