Mount Owen (Antarctica)
| Mount Owen | ||
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| height | 1105 m | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 24 '53 " S , 62 ° 31' 14" W | |
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Mount Owen is a 1105 m (according to British data 1135 m ) high mountain on the Lassiter coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises about 3 km northwest of the Kelsey cliff on the southern flank of the Johnston Glacier .
Scientists of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) photographed him during an overflight in December 1940. Additional aerial photographs were taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948), which mapped him with the help of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey . The expedition leader Finn Ronne named the mountain after Arthur Earl Owen (1927-2000), a participant in his research trip.
Web links
- Mount Owen in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Owen on geographic.org (English)