Mount Manthe

Mount Manthe
Mount Manthe
Highest point
Elevation 575 m (1,886 ft)
Coordinates 74°47′S 99°21′W / 74.783°S 99.350°W / -74.783; -99.350Coordinates: 74°47′S 99°21′W / 74.783°S 99.350°W / -74.783; -99.350 

Mount Manthe (74°47′S 99°21′W / 74.783°S 99.350°W / -74.783; -99.350) is a mountain 575 metres (1,890 ft) high standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northeast of Shepherd Dome, in the southern part of the Hudson Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lawrene L. Manthe, a meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1967.[1]

6 miles (10 km) east stands Inman Nunatak.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Manthe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  2. ↑ "Inman Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

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