Mount Medina

Mount Medina (68°27′S 66°15′W / 68.45°S 66.25°W / -68.45; -66.25) is a prominent ice-covered mountain (1,845 m) which rises from the northeast part of Hadley Upland and overlooks the head of Gibbs Glacier in southern Graham Land. Photographed by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in November 1947 (trimetrogon air photography). Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), 1958. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Pedro de Medina (1493–1567), Spanish Cosmographer Royal, who wrote Arte de Navegar (Valladolid, 1545), an important manual of navigation.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Medina" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

This Fallières Coast location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Mountains of Graham Land Fallières Coast Fallières Coast geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу Mount Meader Mount Meek Look at other dictionaries: Mount Gilead (Ohio) — Mount Gilead est un village situé dans le comté de Morrow, dans l État de l Ohio, aux États Unis. Le mémorial La population de Mount Gilead s élevait à 3 290 habitants au recensement de l an 2000. Le village est le siège du comté du comté de …   Wikipédia en Français Medina, Washington —   City   Location of Medina, Wa …   Wikipedia Medina Township, Peoria County, Illinois — Medina Township   Township   Location in Peoria County …   Wikipedia Mount Horeb, Wisconsin —   Village   Location of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin …   Wikipedia Mount Albion Cemetery — Terraced graves and tall trees, 2010 Details Year established 1842.[1] …   Wikipedia Mount Pleasant (Indian Falls, New York) — Mount Pleasant U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia Medina — For other uses, see Medina (disambiguation). Medina المدينة المنورة Al Madinah Al Munawwarah al Madinat al Nabi Muhammad s tomb is located under the Green Dome of …   Wikipedia Mount Uhud — Uhud redirects here. For the battle, see Battle of Uhud. Mount Uhud Mount Uhud is a mountain in north of Medina. It is 1,077 m (3,533 ft) high. It was the site of the second battle between Muslim and Meccan forces. The Battle of Uhud… …   Wikipedia Medina (Ohio) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Medina. Medina …   Wikipédia en Français Medina, Wisconsin — For the unincorporated community in Outagamie County, see Medina, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Medina, Wisconsin   Town   Loc …   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”