Mount Torckler
| Mount Torckler | ||
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| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ S , 52 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Torckler is a mountain in the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It rises 5 km southeast of Mount Smethurst and 42 km southwest of Stor Hånakken .
It was mapped using aerial photographs taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions . The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named it after Raymond M. Torckler, a radio operator on Wilkes Station in 1961.
Web links
- Mount Torckler in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Torckler on geographic.org (English)