Mount VX-6
| Mount VX-6 | ||
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| height | 2185 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Monument-Nunatakker , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 162 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount VX-6 is a distinctive, sharp-rimmed and 2185 m high mountain in East Antarctica Victoria Land . It rises 6.5 km north of the minaret nunatak from the monument nunatak core .
The mountain was mapped by a team from the United States Antarctic Program who worked in Victoria Land from 1959 to 1960 . These named him after the flight squadron VX-6 (from January 1, 1969 referred to as VXE-6) of the United States Navy , which supported the team logistically.
Web links
- Mount VX-6 in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount VX-6 on geographic.org (English)