Mount Kinsey

Mount Kinsey (84°55′S 169°18′E / 84.917°S 169.300°E / -84.917; 169.300Coordinates: 84°55′S 169°18′E / 84.917°S 169.300°E / -84.917; 169.300) is a mountain, 3,110 metres (10,200 ft) high, at the eastern edge of Beardmore Glacier, standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) southwest of Ranfurly Point in the Supporters Range, Antarctica. It was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907–09, for J.J. Kinsey of Christchurch, who conducted the affairs of the expedition in New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Kinsey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-03.

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