Mount Ewart

Mount Ewart (78°8′S 166°8′E / 78.133°S 166.133°E / -78.133; 166.133Coordinates: 78°8′S 166°8′E / 78.133°S 166.133°E / -78.133; 166.133) is an ice-free mountain rising to 213 metres (700 ft) at the northwest side of Lake Cole and 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) west of Mount Melania, Black Island, in the Ross Archipelago. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (1999) after A. Ewart of the New Zealand Geological Survey, Lower Hutt, who, with J.W. Cole, investigated the geology of Brown Peninsula, Black Island, and Cape Bird in the 1964–65 season.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Ewart, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

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