Mount Bayonne

Mount Bayonne (68°55′S 71°03′W) is a mountain, 1,500 m, forming the north extremity of the Rouen Mountains in Alexander Island, Antarctica. The mountain lies immediately north of Les Dents and Mount Paris. First mapped by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot, who named it for the French city. Resighted from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1936. Remapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960.

Mount Bayonne
Highest point
Elevation1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Coordinates68°55′S 71°03′W 
Geography
LocationWest Antarctica
Parent rangeRouen Mountains

See also

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


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