Mount McArthur (Antarctica)

Mount McArthur is, at about 1,450 metres (4,760 ft), the highest peak in the Walton Mountains of southern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Malcolm McArthur, a British Antarctic Survey geophysicist at Stonington Island, 1971–73, who worked in northern Alexander Island.[1]

Mount McArthur
Highest point
Elevation1,450 metres (4,760 ft)
Coordinates71°11′S 70°20′W / 71.183°S 70.333°W / -71.183; -70.333
Geography
LocationAlexander Island, Antarctica
Parent rangeWalton Mountains

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  1. ^ "Mount McArthur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2 September 2013.

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