geo.wikisort.org - MountainsMount Moses (74°33′S 99°11′W) is, at 750 metres (2,460 ft), the highest and most prominent of the Hudson Mountains of Antarctica, located near the center of the group, about 14 nautical miles (26 km) north-northeast of Mount Manthe. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Robert L. Moses, a geomagnetist and seismologist at Byrd Station in 1967.[1]
Mountain in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
This article is about the mountain in Antarctica. For the mountain in Egypt also known by this name, see
Mount Sinai.
See also
References
- "Mount Moses". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Moses". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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Mount Moses ist ein stark erodierter miozäner Schichtvulkan im westantarktischen Ellsworthland. Er liegt ungefähr im Zentrum des Hudson-Gebirges und bildet mit einer Höhe von 749 m dessen höchste und am deutlichsten aus dem umgebenden Eisschild herausragende Erhebung.
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