Mount Kjerringa
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| Mount Kjerringa | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Enderby Land, East Antarctica |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 2837 million years (Archaean eon) |
| Mountain type | Metamorphic |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | basic snow/ice climb |
Mount Kjerringa is an isolated peak, 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) above sea level, situated roughly 8 nmi (15 km) north of the Aker Peaks, 26 nmi (48 km) west of Magnet Bay, and 57 km (31 nmi) northeast of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land, East Antarctica.
Discovery and naming
[edit | edit source]Mount Kjerringa was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Kjerringa (The Old Woman).[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Australian Antarctic Division
- Australian Antarctic Gazetteer
- Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
- PDF Map of the Australian Antarctic Territory
- Mawson Station
- ANARE Club
- Click here to see a satellite map of Mount Kjerringa at the United States Antarctic Resource Center's Atlas of Antarctic Research.
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