Mount Weeks
| Mount Weeks | ||
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| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Prince Andrew Plateau , Queen Elizabeth Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 83 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ S , 160 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Table Mountain | |
| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Weeks is a table mountain in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica . It rises 10 km north of Cranfield Peak on the western edge of the Prince Andrew Plateau in the Queen Elizabeth Range of the Transantarctic Mountains .
Participants in the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–1962) named him after Lieutenant James W. Weeks (1936–2013) of the United States Navy , a pilot in reconnaissance and supply flights during this research trip .
Web links
- Mount Weeks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Weeks on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ James W. Weeks. In: The Sumter Item , December 20, 1913 (accessed June 25, 2016).