Mount Murchison (Victoria Land)

Mount Murchison is a mountain (3,501 meters (11,486 ft) above sea level) in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Sources differ as to whether Murchison is the highest peak of the Mountaineer Range;[2] or the second highest if Mount Supernal is considered part of the range.[3]

1:250,000-scale topographic reconnaissance map of the Southern Cross Mountains area in Antarctica, including the Mountaineer Range with Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison is located in Antarctica
Mount Murchison
Mount Murchison
Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation3,501 m (11,486 ft)[1]
Prominence1,927 m (6,322 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates73°25′S 166°18′E[1]
Geography
LocationVictoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeMountaineer Range

See also

References

  1. "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  2. "Murchison, Mount" GNIS Antarctica Detail USGS.gov. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  3. "Mountaineer Range" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.


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