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Mount Elder is a 940-metre (3,080 ft) mountain lying between Endurance Glacier and Mount Pendragon on Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Captain John P. Elder, Royal Engineers, surveyor of the U.K. Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island in 1970–71.[1]

Important Bird Area

A 209-hectare (520-acre) tract of ice-free land 4 kilometres (2 nmi) east of the mountain, extending for 4 km along the shoreline, has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 14,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.[2]

References

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

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[de] Mount Elder

Mount Elder ist ein rund 940 m hoher Berg auf Elephant Island im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Er ragt zwischen dem Endurance-Gletscher und Mount Pendragon auf.

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Il monte Elder è una montagna alta 940 metri (3 084 ft) che si trova tra il ghiacciaio Endurance e il monte Pendragon, sull'Isola Elephant, nelle Isole Shetland Meridionali, in Antartide. Questo nome fu assegnato dallo UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, in memoria del Capitano John P. Elder, dei Royal Engineers, ispettore della Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island britannica negli anni 1970–1971.[1]

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