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The Mitten

Coordinates: 75°59′S 160°30′E / 75.983°S 160.500°E / -75.983; 160.500
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This redirect is about a mountain in Antarctica. For other uses, see Mitten (disambiguation).

The Mitten (75°59′S 160°30′E / 75.983°S 160.500°E / -75.983; 160.500) is a bare flat-topped mountain, which resembles a mitten when viewed from above, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Armytage in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Southern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition of 1962–63 because of its mitten-like shape.[1]

Thumb Point is a rock spur extending from the northwest side of The Mitten, named because the feature resembles the thumb on a mitten.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Mitten". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Thumb Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "The Mitten". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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