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Mount Anderson is a high mountain in the northern part of the Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica.[3] Probuda Ridge is trending northeast of the peak, and Embree Glacier and Ellen Glacier's tributary Fonfon Glacier drain its northeastern and eastern slopes respectively. It is part of the same massif as Mount Bentley and Mount Sisu.

Mount Anderson
Highest point
Elevation	4,254 m (13,957 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,504 m (4,934 ft)[1]
Coordinates	78.15°S 86.217°W / -78.15; -86.217[2]
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Parent range	Sentinel Range, (Ellsworth Mountains)
Climbing
First ascent	January 7th 2007 - Jed Brown (US) & Damien Gildea (AUS)

The mountain was discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party, 1957–58, under Charles R. Bentley, and named for Vernon H. Anderson, glaciologist at Byrd Station, 1957, a member of the party.[2]

See also

• Mountains in Antarctica

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

Notes

References

• AntarcticMountains.com
• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

На других языках

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[de] Mount Anderson (Antarktika)

Mount Anderson ist ein 4255 m hoher Berg im westantarktischen Ellsworthland. Er ragt 3 km südlich des Mount Bentley im Hauptkamm der Sentinel Range des Ellsworthgebirges auf.

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