Mount Rex
| Mount Rex | ||
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| height | 1105 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 56 ′ 8 ″ S , 75 ° 56 ′ 59 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Rex is a 1105 m high and isolated mountain in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises 88 km south-southeast of the FitzGerald Bluffs .
The American polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth discovered and photographed him during an overflight on November 23, 1935. Scientists from the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948) sighted him again. Expedition leader Finn Ronne named him after Lieutenant Daniel F. Rex of the United States Navy , who was involved in the preparation of the expedition's scientific program and its equipment.
Web links
- Mount Rex in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Rex on geographic.org (English)