Mount Kjerringa

Mount Kjerringa is an isolated peak, 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) above sea level, situated roughly 8 nmi (15 km) north of the Aker Peaks, 26 nmi (48 km) west of Magnet Bay, and 57 km (31 nmi) northeast of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land, East Antarctica.

Mount Kjerringa
Map of Antarctica indicating location of Mount Kjerringa
Highest point
Elevation1,220 metres (4,000 ft)
Coordinates66°29′S 55°11′E 
Geography
LocationEnderby Land, East Antarctica
Geology
Age of rock2837 million years (Archaean eon)
Mountain typeMetamorphic
Climbing
Easiest routebasic snow/ice climb

Discovery and naming

Mount Kjerringa was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Kjerringa (The Old Woman).[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Mount Kjerringa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-09.

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