Mount Nordhill
| Mount Nordhill | ||
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| height | 2925 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Welch Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 55 ′ 10 ″ S , 63 ° 25 ′ 24 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Nordhill is a 2925 m high and pointed mountain in Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . In the eastern ridge of the Welch Mountains, it rises between Steel Peak and Kosky Peak .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it in 1974. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1976 after Commander Claude H. Nordhill, operations officer of the VXE-6 flight squadron in Operation Deep Freeze in 1970 and commanding officer in 1972.
Web links
- Mount Nordhill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Nordhill on geographic.org (English)