Earth:Mount Manthe
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Short description: Mountain in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
| Mount Manthe | |
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  Mount Manthe | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 74°47′S 99°21′W / 74.783°S 99.35°W |
Mount Manthe ( [ ⚑ ] 74°47′S 99°21′W / 74.783°S 99.35°W) is a mountain 575 metres (1,890 ft) high standing 5 nautical miles (9 km) north-northeast of Shepherd Dome, in the southern part of the Hudson Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lawrene L. Manthe, a meteorologist at Byrd Station in 1967.[1]
6 miles (10 km) east stands Inman Nunatak.[2]
See also
- Mountains in Antarctica
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Manthe" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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