Mount Tricouni
| Mount Tricouni | ||
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| height | 1630 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 161 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Tricouni is a striking 1630 m high mountain in East Antarctica Victoria Land . It rises steeply 3 km north of Hobnail Peak on the eastern flank of the Skelton Glacier .
It was mapped and named in 1957 by the New Zealand crew of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-1958). It is named after its resemblance to a Tricouni fitting on the soles of mountain boots .
Web links
- Mount Tricouni in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Tricouni on geographic.org (English)