Mount Wegener
| Mount Wegener | ||
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| height | 1385 m | |
| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Shackleton Range | |
| Coordinates | 80 ° 44 ′ 1 ″ S , 23 ° 34 ′ 39 ″ W | |
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Mount Wegener is a 1385 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Coatsland . It rises in the center of the Read Mountains in the Shackleton Range .
Aerial photographs of the mountain were taken by the United States Navy in 1967. The British Antarctic Survey carried out surveys between 1968 and 1971. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the mountain in 1972 after the German Arctic explorer and geoscientist Alfred Wegener (1880-1930).
Web links
- Mount Wegener in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Wegener on geographic.org (English)