Mount Umbriel

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Mount Umbriel is a peak, 1,500 m, overlooking the head of Venus Glacier in the east part of Alexander Island. First mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) 1947-48 by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from association with nearby Uranus Glacier, Umbriel being one of the satellites of Uranus.

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Coordinates: 71°36′S 68°53′W / -71.6, -68.883 This article incorporates text from Mount Umbriel, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.