Mount Kosciusko (Antarctica)

Mount Kosciusko
Mount Kosciusko
Position in Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation 2,910 m (9,550 ft)
Coordinates 75°43′S 132°13′W / 75.717°S 132.217°W / -75.717; -132.217Coordinates: 75°43′S 132°13′W / 75.717°S 132.217°W / -75.717; -132.217 
Geography
Location Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Parent range Ames Range

Mount Kosciusko is a mountain, rising to 2,910 metres (9,550 ft), that comprises the central portion of the Ames Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain Henry M. Kosciusko, U.S. Navy, Commander of the Antarctic Support Activities group, 1965–67.[1]

It is connected to Mount Kauffman by Gardiner Ridge which is at one end of Brown Valley.

Topographic map of the Ames Range (1:250,000 scale) from USGS Mount Kosciusko

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Kosciusko". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

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