Mount Chadwick

Mount Chadwick (72°30′S 160°26′E) is a small, bare rock mountain, 2,440 metres (8,000 ft) high, situated 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) east-southeast of Mount Walton in the Outback Nunataks, Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1959–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Dan M. Chadwick, meteorologist at the South Pole Station, 1968. The mountain lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.[1]

Mount Chadwick
Highest point
Elevation2,440 m (8,010 ft)
Coordinates72°30′S 160°26′E 
Geography
LocationPennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica

References
  1. "Chadwick, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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