Mount McMaster

Mount McMaster
Map of Antarctica indicating location of Mount McMaster
Highest point
Elevation	2,830 metres (9,300 ft) ^[1]
Coordinates	66°37′S 51°12′E / 66.617°S 51.200°E / -66.617; 51.200Coordinates: 66°37′S 51°12′E / 66.617°S 51.200°E / -66.617; 51.200
Geography
Location	Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica
Geology
Mountain type	Metamorphic
Climbing
Easiest route	basic snow/ice climb

Mount McMaster is an outcrop 2,830 metres (9,300 ft) above sea level, located about 74 km (40 nmi) northeast of Mount Pardoe and 97 km (52 nmi) west of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land, East Antarctica. The outcrop was named after A. McMaster, a surveyor with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions Enderby Land Survey Party in 1976 who established a survey station on the summit.^[1]

Mount McMaster is the highest peak in Enderby Land, a territory claimed by Australia.

References

Antarctica

General	Antarctic Treaty System Climate Colonization Demographics Economy Expeditions Field camps Flags Geography Geology History Mammals Military activity Protected areas Religion Research stations Telecommunications Territorial claims Time Tourism Transport Volcanoes Wildlife

Geographic regions	Antarctic Peninsula East Antarctica West Antarctica Ecozone Extreme points Islands

Waterways	Lake Vostok List of rivers McMurdo Sound Ross Sea Southern Ocean Weddell Sea Lake CECs

Famous explorers	Roald Amundsen Richard E. Byrd Douglas Mawson James Clark Ross Robert Falcon Scott Ernest Shackleton more...

Category Commons Antarctica portal Index

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/21/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.