Mount Cupola

Mount Cupola (69°21′S 70°27′W) is a dome-shaped mountain, 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) high, marking the southeastern limit of the Rouen Mountains in the northern part of Alexander Island. It was first photographed from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1937, and surveyed in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. The descriptive name was given by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960. Mount Cupola is the fifth-highest point of Alexander Island, succeeded by Mount Huckle in the Douglas Range.

Mount Cupola
Highest point
Elevation2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Coordinates69°21′S 70°27′W 
Geography
LocationAlexander Island, Antarctica
Parent rangeRouen Mountains

See also

Further reading
• Damien Gildea, Antarctic Peninsula - Mountaineering in Antarctica: Travel Guide
• Defense Mapping Agency 1992, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 377

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


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