Mount Monique
Mount Monique is a mountain, about 600 m high, with a prominent rocky north face and ice-covered south slopes, at the western end of the
Bellinghausen Sea of Antarctica
.
History
It was discovered and roughly mapped on 11 January 1910, by the
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. The mountain forms part of the Marion Nunataks Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA No.170) designated as such for its biological values.[1]
References
- ^ "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 Monique". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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