Mount Sabine
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 View over Geikie Ridge to Mount Sabine (background center) |
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| height | 3719 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Admiralty Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 71 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ S , 169 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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 Mt. Sabine with altitude indication 3719 in the southern area of the map sheet |
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Mount Sabine is a 3719 m high, striking and relatively snow-free mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Admiralty Mountains, it rises between the head ends of the Murray and Burnette glaciers .
It was discovered on January 15, 1841 during the Antarctic expedition (1839-1843) of the British polar explorer James Clark Ross . This named him after the Irish astronomer Edward Sabine (1788-1883), Secretary of the Royal Society and supporter of this research trip .
Web links
- Mount Sabine in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Sabine on geographic.org (English)