Mount Amundsen

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Mount Amundsen
Elevation
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°14′S 100°45′E

Mount Amundsen is a nunatak lying east of Denman Glacier, about 11 miles northeast of Mount Sandow. It was discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Mawson, and named by Mawson for Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian polar explorer, who was the first to attain the South Pole.

This article is based on a United States Geological Survey gazetteer.