Mount Perchot

Mount Perchot (65°44′S 64°10′W) is a mountain, 2,040 m, surmounted by Lisiya Ridge, a prominent ridge extending in a general north-south direction, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Magnier Peaks on Magnier Peninsula, Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, and named by Charcot for Monsieur Perchot, an acquaintance who donated seventy pairs of boots to the expedition.

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 Perchot". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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