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Mount Howard (Antarctica)

Coordinates: 75°40′S 161°16′E / 75.667°S 161.267°E / -75.667; 161.267
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Mount Howard
Highest point
Elevation1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Coordinates75°40′S 161°16′E / 75.667°S 161.267°E / -75.667; 161.267
Geography
LocationPennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangePrince Albert Mountains

Mount Howard (75°40′S 161°16′E / 75.667°S 161.267°E / -75.667; 161.267) is a dark, rounded mountain, 1,460 m, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of Mount Joyce in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, which named it for Lord Howard de Walden who assisted Captain R.F. Scott in his experiments with sledges. The geographical feature lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

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