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Mount Powell is a prominent mountain (2,195 m) sharing a small massif with King Peak which stands 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west-northwest, in the east part of the Thiel Mountains in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.[2][3]

Mount Powell
Mount Powell
Thiel Mountains, Ellsworth Land
Highest point
Elevation2,195 m (7,201 ft)[1]
Coordinates85°21′S 87°56′W[1]
Geography
LocationThiel Mountains, Ellsworth Land

History


The name was proposed by Peter Bermel and Arthur Ford, co-leaders of the Thiel Mountains party which surveyed these mountains in 1960–61.[2] Named for John Wesley Powell, second director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1881–94.[2] Other peaks in the vicinity are named for directors of the United States Geological Survey (USGS).


See also



References


  1. Mount Powell Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. "Mount Powell". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 January 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Mount Powell peakery.com


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[de] Mount Powell

Mount Powell ist ein 2195 m hoher und markanter Berg im westantarktischen Marie-Byrd-Land. Er ragt in einem kleinen Massiv mit dem King Peak im östlichen Abschnitt der Thiel Mountains auf.
- [en] Mount Powell (Antarctica)


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