Mount Patrick

Mount Patrick (84°13′S 172°0′E) is a massive, largely ice-covered mountain in the Commonwealth Range of Antarctica, rising to 2,380 metres (7,810 ft) just east of Wedge Face on the east side of the Beardmore Glacier. It was discovered and named by the British Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909.

For the mountain in Ireland, see Croagh Patrick.
1911 sketch of Mount Patrick by Edward Wilson

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