Mount Powell (Antarctica)
Mount Powell is a prominent mountain (2,195 m) sharing a small massif with King Peak which stands 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west-northwest, in the east part of the Thiel Mountains in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.[2][3]
| Mount Powell | |
|---|---|
  Mount Powell | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,195 m (7,201 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 85°21′S 87°56′W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Thiel Mountains, Ellsworth Land |
History
The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford, co-leaders of the Thiel Mountains party which surveyed these mountains in 1960–61.[2] Named for John Wesley Powell, second director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1881–94.[2] Other peaks in the vicinity are named for directors of the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
See also
References
- Mount Powell Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- "Mount Powell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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