Mount Irving
| Mount Irving | |
|---|---|
  Mount Irving Location in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,950 m (6,400 ft) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 61°15′49.5″S 54°08′31″W / 61.263750°S 54.14194°WCoordinates: 61°15′49.5″S 54°08′31″W / 61.263750°S 54.14194°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clarence Island, Antarctica |
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Mount Irving is a mountain rising to ca. 1,950 metres (6,398 ft)[1][2] that is the dominant elevation on Clarence Island, in the South Shetland Islands. (Some older sources used to give the elevation as 2,300 metres (7,546 ft).[3][4]) The rounded, heavily glaciated mountain is situated in Urda Ridge occupying the southern part of the island. A prominent feature, the mountain doubtless was known to sealers in the area in the 1820s. It was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Rear Admiral Sir Edmund George Irving, Royal Navy, Hydrographer of the Navy, 1960-66. First ascent by a team comprising Capt. Crispin Agnew, John Hult and George Bruce of the Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island on 6 December 1970.[1][5]
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Mount Irving. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- 1 2 South Shetland Islands: Elephant, Clarence and Gibbs Islands. Scale 1:220000 topographic map. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2009.
- ↑ "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ↑ "Mount Irving, Antarctica" on Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ↑ Agnew of Lochnaw yr, C.H. (1972). "Elephant Island" (PDF). Alpine Journal. 1972: 204–210.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Irving" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).