Mount Beney

Mount Beney
Map of Antarctica showing location of Mount Beney
Mount Beney

Location of Mount Beney

Highest point
Elevation 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Coordinates 80°16′S 27°45′W / 80.267°S 27.750°W / -80.267; -27.750Coordinates: 80°16′S 27°45′W / 80.267°S 27.750°W / -80.267; -27.750
Geography
Location Shackleton Range, Antarctica

Mount Beney is the largest of the La Grange Nunataks, rising to 1,000 m in the north part of Shackleton Range. It was roughly mapped by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1957, and it was photographed from the air by U.S. Navy in 1967 and surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) between 1968-71. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Sgt. Ivor C. Beney, RE, a member of the Royal Society IGY Expedition at Shackleton station in 1957 who assisted with preparations for the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition between 1955-58.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Beney" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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