Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Pond, Monte (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Pond, Monte (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Mountain (2a)
This name originates from Chile. It is part of the Chile Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
El nombre aparece en una carta de 1829 basada en trabajos de la Expedición Británica del capitán Henry Foster 1828-1831. Probablemente, llamado así por John Pond, director del Observatorio Real de Greenwich en esa época. Monte situado en el lado oriental de la herradura que forma isla Decepción, a 8 cables al E de caleta Péndulo. Con 511 metros de altura, es la cumbre dominante de la isla.
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