Mount McCarthy

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

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

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Place ID: 9232
Name ID: 1367

Feature type: Mountain

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

The eastern-most peak of the Porthos Range in the Prince Charles Mountains. It is a steep-sided ridge 1,555 m high. First visited in December 1956 by the ANARE southern party 1956-57 led by W G Bewsher. Named after James W McCarthy, senior meteorologist and second-in-charge at Mawson in 1956. Altitude is on the southern and central side of the mountain.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
70° 24' 32.2" S
-70.40894°
Accurate to 50m
Longitude:
66° 29' 47.1" E
66.49642°
Accurate to 50m
Altitude:
1555 m
Accurate to 50m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Surveyed
Source Name:
AADC Survey Control Database
Source Identifier:
Survey Control ( NMS149 - Mount McCarthy)
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Australian Antarctic Division
Source Person:
Brolsma
Source Publisher:
National Mapping
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
Unknown

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