Mount Carse

Mount Carse is a mountain having several peaks, the highest at 2,330 metres (7,640 ft), standing 2 nautical miles (4 km) north of the head of Drygalski Fjord in the southern part of the Salvesen Range of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS) between 1951 and 1957 and named for V. Duncan Carse, leader of the four SGS expeditions during that period.[1]

Mount Carse
Location of Mt. Carse
Highest point
Elevation2,330 m (7,640 ft)
Prominence1,720 m (5,640 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates54°43′S 36°5′W 
Geography
LocationSouth Georgia
Parent rangeSalvesen Range

The first ascent was made on 21 January 1990 by Brian Davison and Stephen Venables, members of the Southern Ocean Mountaineering Expedition. == 'Island at the Edge of the World' by Stephen Venables. Hodder & Stoughton 1991 ==


References
  1. "Mount Carse". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-11.

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