The Cloudmaker
| The Cloudmaker | ||
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| height | 2680 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 84 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ S , 169 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
| particularities | frequent cloud formation on the summit | |
The Cloudmaker (German: "Der Wolkenmacher") is a massive mountain with a height of 2680 m , which is located on the western edge of the Beardmore Glacier halfway between the Ross Ice Shelf and the Polar Plateau south of the confluent Hewson Glacier in the Transantarctic Mountains . Its ice-free, towering summit facing the Beardmore Glacier is particularly striking .
He was discovered by participants in the Nimrod expedition (1907-1909) under the British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton . It got its name because of the frequent formation of clouds on the summit, which makes the mountain a particularly noticeable landmark .
See also
Web links
- The Cloudmaker in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- The Cloudmaker on geographic.org (English)
- The Cloudmaker. In: Kenneth J. Bertrand and Fred G. Alberts, Geographic names of Antarctica , US Govt. Print. Off., Washington 1956, p. 87 (English)
- Photo from the Cloudmaker on transantarcticmountains.com
