Mount Mathew
| Mount Mathew | ||
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| height | 2030 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Surveyors Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 81 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ S , 159 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Mathew is a 2030 m high mountain in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . In the Surveyors Range, it rises 3 km north of Mount Hotine on the eastern flank of the Starshot Glacier .
Participants in a campaign carried out from 1960 to 1961 as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named him after Felton Mathew (1801-1847), from 1839 the chief surveyor ( Surveyor-General ) of New Zealand .
Web links
- Mount Mathew in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Mathew on geographic.org (English)