Name details

Mount Beney

Beney, Mount (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mount Beney  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122399

Feature type: Mountain (2a)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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Narrative

The largest of the La Grange Nunataks, rising to 1,000 m in the N part of Shackleton Range. Roughly mapped by CTAE in 1957; photographed from the air by USN in 1967 and surveyed by BAS, 1968-71. Named by UK-APC for Sgt. Ivor C. Beney, RE, member of the Royal Society IGY Expedition at Shackleton station in 1957, who assisted with preparations for the CTAE, 1955-58.

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Location

Latitude:
80° 16' 00.0" S
-80.26667°
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Longitude:
27° 45' 00.0" W
-27.75000°
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Altitude:
1000 m
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Source

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Remote sensing:
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