Mount Armytage
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| Mount Armytage | |
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| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 76°02′S 160°45′E / 76.033°S 160.750°E |
| Geography | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region(s) | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Transantarctic Mountains |
Mount Armytage (76°02′S 160°45′E / 76.033°S 160.750°E) is a dome-shaped mountain, 1,855 metres (6,086 ft) high, standing north of Mawson Glacier and 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) west of Mount Smith.[1] It is in the Prince Albert Mountains
Exploration and name
[edit]Mount Armytage was first charted by the Nimrod Expedition (1907-09) which named it for Bertram Armytage, a member of the expedition who was in charge of the ponies.[1]
Location
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Shultz Peak lies at the end of a ridge running south from Mount Armytage. Beckett Nunatak and The Mitten are to the west of Mount Armytage.[2] The Mitten terminates in Thumb Point. Mount Joyce is to the north and the Ricker Hills to the northwest.[3] Mount Murray and the Mawson Glacier are to the southeast. The very isolated Reckling Peak is to the southwest.[2]
Features
[edit]Nearby features include:
Shultz Peak
[edit]76°10′S 160°51′E / 76.167°S 160.850°E. A sharp peak 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of Mount Armytage, where it overlooks the north flank of Mawson Glacier. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by US-ACAN in 1964 for Lieutenant Willard E. Shultz, United States Navy, supply officer at McMurdo Station, 1962.[4]
Beckett Nunatak
[edit]76°02′S 160°11′E / 76.033°S 160.183°E. A flattish, mostly bare rock nunatak lying 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) west of Mount Armytage and south of Harbord Glacier. Mapped by USGS from ground surveys and Navy air photos. Named by US-ACAN in 1964 for W.T. Beckett, utilities man at McMurdo Station, 1963.[5]
The Mitten
[edit]75°59′S 160°30′E / 75.983°S 160.500°E. Bare flat-topped mountain, which resembles a mitten when viewed from above, standing 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Mount Armytage. Named by the Southern Party of the NZGSAE (1962-63) because of its shape.[6]
Thumb Point
[edit]75°58′S 160°28′E / 75.967°S 160.467°E. A rock spur extending from the northwest side of The Mitten, a butte in the Prince Albert Mountains. Named by the Southern Party of NZGSAE, 1962-63, because the feature resembles the thumb on a mitten.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Alberts 1995, p. 28.
- ^ a b Convoy Range USGS.
- ^ Mount Joyce USGS.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 673.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 55.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 497.
- ^ Alberts 1995, p. 746.
Sources
[edit]- Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2024-01-30
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Board on Geographic Names. - Convoy Range, USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-01-02
- Mount Joyce, USGS: United States Geographic Board, retrieved 2024-02-29
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.