Mount Supernal
| Mount Supernal | ||
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| height | 3655 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Mountaineer Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ S , 165 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Supernal ( English for unearthly mountain ) is a large and 3655 m high mountain with double peaks in East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Mountaineer Range it towers over the southeast corner of the Hercules Firnfield and the head ends of the Gair and Meander Glaciers . It used to be confused with Mount Murchison .
The northern group of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1966-1967) named it in reference to its particularly striking and lofty appearance.
Web links
- Mount Supernal in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Supernal on geographic.org (English)