Mount Wilhelm Christophersen

Mount Wilhelm Christophersen

Mount Wilhelm Christophersen (85°33′S 167°20′W / 85.55°S 167.333°W / -85.55; -167.333) is a mound-shaped, ice-covered knob which rises from the edge of the polar plateau 3 nautical miles (6 km) south of Antarctica's Mount Engelstad and overlooks the south side of the head of Axel Heiberg Glacier. Discovered in 1911 by Roald Amundsen and named by him for Wilhelm Christopher Christophersen, Norwegian diplomat and Minister at Buenos Aires at that time.

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