Mount Schevill
| Mount Schevill | ||
|---|---|---|
| height | 1995 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Queen Maud Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 85 ° 7 ′ 0 ″ S , 167 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W | |
|
||
| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Schevill is a 1995 m high and distinctive mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Queen Maud Mountains it rises at the head of the Somero Glacier and 8 km southeast of Mount Johnstone .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1966 after William Edward Schevill (1906-1994), biologist of the United States Antarctic Research Program at McMurdo Station from 1964 to 1965.
Web links
- Mount Schevill in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Schevill on geographic.org (English)