Mount McArthur (Antarctica)

Mount McArthur
Highest point
Elevation 1,450 metres (4,760 ft)
Coordinates 71°11′S 70°20′W / 71.183°S 70.333°W / -71.183; -70.333Coordinates: 71°11′S 70°20′W / 71.183°S 70.333°W / -71.183; -70.333
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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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount McArthur" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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