Mount Beney

Mount Beney (80°16′S 27°45′W / 80.267°S 27.75°W / -80.267; -27.75) is the largest of the La Grange Nunataks, rising to 1,000 m in the north part of Shackleton Range. Roughly mapped by Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1957; photographed from the air by U.S. Navy in 1967 and surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Sgt. Ivor C. Beney, RE, member of the Royal Society IGY Expedition at Shackleton station in 1957, who assisted with preparations for the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1955-58.

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This Coats Land location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Mountains of Coats Land Coats Land geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Mount Benacantil Mount Benjamin Look at other dictionaries: Mount Etchells — (80°17′S 28°20′W / 80.283°S 28.333°W / 80.283; 28.333) is one of the La Grange Nunataks in the Shackleton Range, rising to about 900 m to the west of Mount Beney. Photographed …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”