Mount Pinafore
| Mount Pinafore | ||
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| height | 1100 m | |
| location | Alexander I Island ( West Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 45 ′ 36 ″ S , 70 ° 53 ′ 22 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Pinafore is a striking and around 1100 m high mountain in the north of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . It rises between the Bartók and Sullivan glaciers .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1977 based on the names of the Sullivan and Gilbert glaciers after the opera HMS Pinafore by Arthur Sullivan and William Schwenck Gilbert from 1878.
Web links
- Mount Pinafore in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Pinafore on geographic.org (English)