Mount McArthur (Antarctica)
| Mount McArthur | |
|---|---|
  Mount McArthur | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,450 metres (4,760 ft) |
| Coordinates | 71°11′S 70°20′W / 71.183°S 70.333°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alexander Island, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Walton Mountains |
Mount McArthur is, at about 1,450 metres (4,760 ft), the highest peak in the Walton Mountains of southern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Malcolm McArthur, a British Antarctic Survey geophysicist at Stonington Island, 1971–73, who worked in northern Alexander Island.[1]
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[edit]- ^ "Mount McArthur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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