Mount Lechner
| Mount Lechner | ||
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| height | 2030 m | |
| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Forrestal Range , Pensacola Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ S , 50 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Lechner is a striking and 2030 m high mountain in the West Antarctic Queen Elizabeth Land . It towers over the southwest end of the Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains .
It was mapped through the United States Geological Survey and aerial photography from the United States Navy between 1956 and 1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1968 after Major Ralph C. Lechner, air transport coordinator on the command post of the Antarctic Reserve Forces of the US Navy between 1964 and 1966.
Web links
- Mount Lechner in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Lechner on geographic.org (English)