Mount Gaudry is a mountain, either 2,315 metres (7,600 ft)[3] or 2,560 metres (8,400 ft)[1] high, rising close southwest of Mount Barre and 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northwest of Mount Liotard in the southern part of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it after Albert Gaudry, a prominent French paleontologist.[2]
| Mount Gaudry | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,560 m (8,400 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra, Ribu |
| Coordinates | 67°32′S 68°37′W / 67.533°S 68.617°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Gaudry | |
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "World Ribus – West Antarctica Ranges". World Ribus. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- 1 2 "Gaudry, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ↑ "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
External links
edit- "Mount Gaudry, Antarctica" on Peakbagger
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