Mount Martine
Mount Martine is a massive mountain, about 800 metres (2,600 ft) high, with a prominent rocky north face and ice-covered south slopes, overlooking the north shore of
Bellinghausen Sea of Antarctica
.
History
It was discovered and roughly mapped on 11 January 1910, by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960.[1] The mountain forms part of the Marion Nunataks Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA No.170) designated as such for its biological values.[2]
References
- ^ "Mount Martine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ "Marion Nunataks, Charcot Island, Antarctic Peninsula" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 170: Measure 4, Annex. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Martine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
69°45′S 75°5′W / 69.750°S 75.083°W
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