Mount Clarke (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 85°5′S 172°18′E / 85.083°S 172.300°E / -85.083; 172.300

Mount Clarke is a mountain, 3,210 metres (10,530 ft) high, located 13 miles (21 km) due east of Mount Iveagh in the Queen Maud Mountains. It rises along the east margin of the Snakeskin Glacier, near the edge of the interior ice plateau. It was discovered and named by the Southern Journey Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, under Ernest Shackleton.

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

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