Mount McElroy
| Mount McElroy | ||
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| height | 1670 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Hutton Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 9 ′ 6 ″ S , 63 ° 11 ′ 12 ″ W | |
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Mount McElroy is a 1670 m high and prominent mountain in Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises at the western end of the Hutton Mountains .
Scientists from the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948) discovered it. Expedition leader Finn Ronne named him after Theodor Roosevelt McElroy (1904–1963), who had provided radio equipment for the research trip.
Web links
- Mount McElroy in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount McElroy on geographic.org (English)