Mount Hobbs

Mount Hobbs
Highest point
Elevation 1,135 m (3,724 ft)
Coordinates 83°45′S 58°50′W / 83.750°S 58.833°W / -83.750; -58.833Coordinates: 83°45′S 58°50′W / 83.750°S 58.833°W / -83.750; -58.833 
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Neptune Range

Mount Hobbs is a mountain, 1,135 metres (3,720 ft) high, the highest summit of the Williams Hills in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ensign James W. Hobbs of the U.S. Navy, who was part of the Ellsworth Station winter party of 1958.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hobbs, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-18.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hobbs, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.