Mount Maines
| Mount Maines | |
|---|---|
 Map of Antarctica indicating location of Mount Maines | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,190 m (7,190 ft) |
| Coordinates | 66°39′S 53°54′E / 66.650°S 53.900°E |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Enderby Land, East Antarctica |
| Parent range | Napier Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 2837 million years (Archaean eon) |
| Mountain type | Metamorphic |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | basic snow/ice climb |
Mount Maines, also known as Stornuten, is a mountain, 2,190 metres (7,190 ft), standing roughly 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) SE of Stor Hånakken Mountain and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) W of Mount Elkins in the Napier Mountains, Enderby Land.[1]
Discovery and naming
[edit]Mount Maines was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Stornuten (the big peak). Rephotographed by ANARE in 1956 and renamed by ANCA for R.L. Maines, cook at Wilkes Station in 1961.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mount Maines". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
External links
[edit]- United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
- Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Maines". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
