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Mount Calais (69°11′S 70°15′W) is a massive mountain, 2,345 metres (7,700 ft) high, at the northwest side of Schokalsky Bay in the northeast part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was first roughly surveyed in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for the French city of Calais. The mountain was resurveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. Mount Calais is the eighth-highest point of Alexander Island while Mount Stephenson remains the highest of all the peaks.

Mount Calias
Mount Calias Alexander Island, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	2,345 m (7,694 ft)
Coordinates	69°11′S 70°15′W
Geography
Location	Alexander Island, Antarctica

See also

• Rouen Mountains
• Mount Cupola
• Mount Athelstan

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Calais, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)

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Mount Calais ist ein massiger und 2345 m (nach Angaben des UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee 2350 m) hoher Berg im Nordosten der westantarktischen Alexander-I.-Insel. Er befindet sich am Nordwestufer der Schokalskibucht.

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