Mount William (Antarctica)

Mount William (Antarctica)
Mount William

Mount William behind the Marr Ice Piedmont Glacier, November 2002
Elevation 1,600 m (5,249 ft) [1]
Location
Location Anvers Island, Antarctica
Coordinates 64°47′S 63°41′W / 64.783°S 63.683°W / -64.783; -63.683Coordinates: 64°47′S 63°41′W / 64.783°S 63.683°W / -64.783; -63.683[1]

Mount William is a prominent snow-covered mountain, 1,600 m, standing 4 miles (6 km) north-northeast of Cape Lancaster, the south extremity of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered on February 21, 1832, by John Biscoe who believed it to be part of the mainland of Antarctic Peninsula. Named by Biscoe for William IV, then King of the United Kingdom.[1]

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