Mount Gerlache

Mount Gerlache is a prominent mountain, 980 metres (3,220 ft) high, standing on the northeast side of Larsen Glacier between Widowmaker Pass and Backstairs Passage Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, and named for Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache.[1]

For the mountain in Greenland, see Pic de Gerlache. For the massif in the Queen Fabiola Mountains, see Mount Gaston de Gerlache.
Mount Gerlache
Mount Gerlache is located in Antarctica
Mount Gerlache
Mount Gerlache
Victoria Land, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation980 m (3,220 ft)
Coordinates74°59′S 162°26′E
Geography
LocationVictoria Land, Antarctica

References
  1. "Gerlache, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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