Mount Markham

Mount Markham
Mount Markham
 Antarctica
Elevation 4,350 m (14,272 ft) [1]
Prominence 2,103 m (6,900 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Location
Range Queen Elizabeth Range
Coordinates [2]

Mount Markham is a twin-peaked massif surmounting the north end of Antarctica's Markham Plateau. The main peak has an elevation of 4,350 metres (14,272 ft) and the lower sub-peak is 4,280 metres (14,042 ft) high.[3] Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04), it is named for Sir Clements Markham, who, as President of the Royal Geographical Society, planned the expedition and chose Robert Falcon Scott as its leader.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Markham". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:9424. Retrieved May 9, 2004. 
  3. ^ "Mount Markham-Low Summit, Antarctica" Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

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