Mount Russell (Antarctica)
| Mount Russell | ||
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| height | 2280 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ S , 149 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Russell is a 2280 m high mountain in the west of the Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . It rises in the Queen Maud Mountains on the eastern flank of the Scott Glacier immediately south of the confluence of the Howe Glacier .
The glaciological team of the second Antarctic expedition (1933-1935) of the American polar explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd discovered the mountain in December 1934. It is named after Richard Spofford Russell Jr. (1908-1984), a participant of the research trip, and his father Richard Spofford Russell (1880–1966), who had financially supported Byrd's expedition.
Web links
- Mount Russell in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Russell on geographic.org (English)