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Mount McKeown is a mountain rising to 1,880 metres (6,170 ft) on the north side of Embree Glacier, 3 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Schmid, and forming the south extremity of Sostra Heights in the northern part of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1957 to 1959, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for First Lieutenant Donald F. McKeown of the United States Air Force who participated in establishing the South Pole Station in the 1956–57 season.[1]

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Northern Sentinel Range map.
Northern Sentinel Range map.

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References


  1. "Mount McKeown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

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[de] Mount McKeown

Mount McKeown ist ein 1880 m hoher Berg im westantarktischen Ellsworthland. Er ragt an der Nordseite des Embree-Gletschers in einer Entfernung von 5 km nordöstlich des Mount Schmid im nördlichen Teil der Sentinel Range des Ellsworthgebirges auf.
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Le mont McKeown est une montagne en Antarctique culminant à 1 880 mètres au nord du glacier Embree, à 6 km au nord-est du mont Schmid et formant l'extrémité méridionale des hauteurs Sostra dans la partie nord du massif Sentinel, dans les monts Ellsworth.


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