Mount Weston
| Mount Weston | ||
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| height | 1210 m | |
| location | Coatsland , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Shackleton Range | |
| Coordinates | 80 ° 27 ′ 30 ″ S , 29 ° 10 ′ 31 ″ W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Weston is a mountain in Coatsland, East Antarctica . At 1210 m , it is the highest point in the Haskard Highlands in the western part of the Shackleton Range .
It was mapped in 1957 by participants in the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955–1958) under the direction of British polar explorer Vivian Fuchs (1908–1999). It is named after Peter Douglas Weston (1921–1995), aircraft mechanic in the Royal Air Force and participant in this expedition.
Web links
- Mount Weston in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Weston on geographic.org (English)