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Mount Caroline Mikkelsen is a small coastal mountain discovered on February 20, 1935. Its height is 235 metres (770 ft) and it is between Hargreaves Glacier and Polar Times Glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast. The mountain overlooks the southern extremity of Prydz Bay, 4 nautical miles (7 km) north-northwest of Svarthausen Nunatak, and is the highest summit in the vicinity. It was discovered by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in the Thorshavn, a Norwegian whaling ship sent out by Lars Christensen.[1] It is named for Captain Mikkelsen's wife Caroline Mikkelsen, who accompanied her husband on this voyage and became the first woman to set foot on Antarctica.[2]

Mount Caroline Mikkelsen
Mount Caroline Mikkelsen in 1966
Highest point
Elevation235 m (771 ft)
Coordinates69°45′S 74°24′E
Geography
LocationIngrid Christensen Coast, Antarctica

References


  1. "Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981_djvu". p. 364. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
  2. "Caroline Mikkelsen, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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



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[de] Mount Caroline Mikkelsen

Mount Caroline Mikkelsen ist ein kleiner Berg an der Ingrid-Christensen-Küste des ostantarktischen Prinzessin-Elisabeth-Lands. Er ragt zwischen dem Hargreaves-Gletscher und dem Polar-Times-Gletscher am südlichen Ausläufer der Prydz Bay und 6 km nordnordwestlich des Svarthausen auf. Trotz seiner geringen Höhe von nur 235 m ist er die höchste Erhebung in der weiteren Umgebung.
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