Mount Gerlache

Not to be confused with Mount Gaston de Gerlache.

Mount Gerlache (74°59′S 162°26′E / 74.983°S 162.433°E / -74.983; 162.433Coordinates: 74°59′S 162°26′E / 74.983°S 162.433°E / -74.983; 162.433) is a prominent mountain, 980 metres (3,220 ft) high, standing on the northeast side of Larsen Glacier between Widowmaker Pass and Backstairs Passage Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, and named for Lieutenant Adrien de Gerlache.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Gerlache, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-23.

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