Mount Gaudry | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,315 m (7,595 ft) |
Prominence | 2,315 m (7,595 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 67°32′S 68°37′W / 67.533°S 68.617°W / -67.533; -68.617 |
Geography | |
Mount GaudryAdelaide Island, Antarctica |
Mount Gaudry is a mountain, 2,315 metres (7,600 ft) high, rising close southwest of Mount Barre and 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northwest of Mount Liotard in the southern part of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it after Albert Gaudry, a prominent French paleontologist.
See also
References
- ^ "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Gaudry, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
External links
- "Mount Gaudry, Antarctica" on Peakbagger
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