The Ark (Antarctica)
The Ark (80°43′S 24°47′W / 80.717°S 24.783°W) is a rock summit, 1,790 m, in the central part of the Read Mountains, in the Shackleton Range in Antarctica.[1] First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE. The name, given by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), is descriptive of its shape when viewed from the west.[1]
References
- 1 2 "The Ark". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
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