Portal Mountain

Portal Mountain is a large mountain in Antarctica. The mountain has a broad ice-capped summit, and stands south of the Lashly Mountains, on the south side of the main stream of the Skelton Glacier where it leaves the polar plateau.[2]

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Portal Mountain
Eastern side of Portal Mountain, looking south towards the Angino Buttress; midnight
Highest point
Elevation2,555 m (8,383 ft)[1]
Coordinates78°06′00″S 159°10′00″E[2]
Geography
LocationOates Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeWorcester Range

The mountain was discovered by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE, 1956–58),[3][4] who named it because of its association with The Portal.

References
  1. "Portal Mountain, Antarctica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  2. "Portal Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  3. Antarctica, by A.S. Helm and J.H. Miller. The story of the New Zealand Party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition. 1964. R.E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand.
  4. "New Zealand and the Antarctic" by L.B. Quatermain. 1971. A. R. Shearer, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand.


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