Mount Stroschein

Mount Stroschein
Mount Stroschein
Highest point
Elevation 1,020 m (3,350 ft)
Coordinates 84°25′S 63°35′W / 84.417°S 63.583°W / -84.417; -63.583Coordinates: 84°25′S 63°35′W / 84.417°S 63.583°W / -84.417; -63.583 
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Patuxent Range

Mount Stroschein is a mountain in Antarctica, 1,020 m, standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Weber Ridge in the Anderson Hills in northern Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956-66. It was named by US-ACN for Leander A. Stroschein, a meteorologist at Plateau Station in 1965–66 and 1966-67.

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


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