Name details

Mount Ellis

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

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

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 139415

Feature type: Mountain

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The highest point, c.2400m above sea level, of the glacier-enclosed Darwin Mountains. The feature is not distinctive as the mountains are made up of a huge, snow-covered mass of rock, with a gently sloping summit. Feature depicted on: NZ AntTopo50-MN04

Named For

Discovered by the Darwin Glacier Party of TAE (1956-58). Named after Murray Ellis, of the TAE, who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary to the South Pole.

Location

Latitude:
79° 52' 04.2" S
-79.86784°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
156° 13' 04.6" E
156.21795°
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Altitude:
2369 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MN04 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Coordinates also checked against REMA 8m tile 20_35

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
24-May-1961

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