Mount Verne
| Mount Verne | |
|---|---|
  Mount Verne | |
| Highest point | |
Ultra | |
| Coordinates | 67°40′S 67°30′W / 67.667°S 67.500°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pourquoi Pas Island, Antarctica |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | February 1991 by Marco Preti and Jacapo Merrizi[2] |
| Easiest route | snow/ice . **All this first ascent info is incorrect derived from book by Damien Gildea which is also incorrect as confirmed by Damien Gildea. First ascent was in fact by Jim Steen and Dave Matthews on Wednesday 3 November 1965 at 4pm local time. For verification, report filed in British Antarctic Survey archives. Gildea is aware. Signed D Matthews 2016 |
Mount Verne is a
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
. Other features on Pourquoi Pas Island are named after characters in this book.
See also
- List of Ultras of Antarctica
References
- ^ a b c "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Mt Verne (1632 meters) Pourquoi Pas Island - February 1991" Pelagic.co.uk. Details of first ascent linked from Footnote #34 on Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Mount Verne, Antarctica" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Verne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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