Mount Pendragon

Mount Pendragon

Mount Pendragon (61°15′S 55°14′W / 61.25°S 55.233°W / -61.25; -55.233) is a mountain (975 m) 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of Cape Lookout, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. Mapped by U.K. Joint Services Expedition, 1970-71. The name was applied to this highest mountain on Elephant Island by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 and acknowledges Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, as royal patron of the Joint Services Expedition. Pendragon is the ancient title for a British or Welsh Prince.

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