Mount Ellsworth (Antarctica)

Mount Ellsworth
Elevation	2,925 m (9,596 ft)
Location
Location	Antarctica
Range	Queen Maud Mountains
Coordinates	85°45′S 161°00′W / 85.75°S 161°W / -85.75; -161Coordinates: 85°45′S 161°00′W / 85.75°S 161°W / -85.75; -161

Mount Ellsworth is the highest peak in the Queen Maud Mountains, on the elongated massif between the Steagall and Amundsen Glaciers.

Discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd on the South Pole flight of November 28–29, 1929, and named by him for Lincoln Ellsworth, American Antarctic explorer.

References

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Ellsworth

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