Mount Anderson (Antarctica)
| Mount Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,254 m (13,957 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,504 m (4,934 ft) |
| Coordinates | 78°09′00″S 86°13′01″W / 78.15°S 86.217°WCoordinates: 78°09′00″S 86°13′01″W / 78.15°S 86.217°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
 Antarctica
|
| Parent range |
Sentinel Range, (Ellsworth Mountains) |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | January 7th 2007 - Jed Brown (US) & Damien Gildea (AUS) |
Mount Anderson is a high mountain in the northern part of the Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica.Probuda Ridge is trending northeast of the peak, and Embree Glacier and Ellen Glacier's tributary Fonfon Glacier drain its northeastern and eastern slopes respectively. It is part of the same massif as Mount Bentley and Mount Sisu.
The mountain was discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse Party, 1957–58, under C.R. Bentley, and named for Vernon H. Anderson, glaciologist at Byrd Station, 1957, a member of the party.
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