Football Mountain
Football Mountain is a mountain, 830 metres (2,720 ft) high, with a prominent and peculiar rock scar called The Football on its north side, on the ridge between Edisto Inlet and Tucker Glacier in Antarctica. It was occupied as a survey station, and marked by a large rock cairn, by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, who named it for The Football.[1]
| Football Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Football Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
| Coordinates | 72°31′S 169°42′E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
The pass Football Saddle is the easiest way to cross by sledge.[2]
References
- "Football Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
- "Football Saddle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
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