Mount Bigo

Mount Bigo (65°46′S 64°17′W) is a 1,980 m mountain in Lisiya Ridge on Magnier Peninsula, Graham Coast in Graham Land, standing immediately southwest of Mount Perchot at the head of Bigo Bay. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1908–10 and named by Charcot probably for Robert Bigo of Calais, a member of the Ligue Maritime Française.

Location of Magnier Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.
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References

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


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