Mount Bentley

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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.

Mount Bentley (78°07′S 86°14′W / 78.117°S 86.233°W / -78.117; -86.233Coordinates: 78°07′S 86°14′W / 78.117°S 86.233°W / -78.117; -86.233) is a mountain (4,245 m) standing 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Mount Anderson in the main western ridge of the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. Discovered by the Marie Byrd Land Traverse party, 1957–58, and named for Dr. Charles R. Bentley, leader of the traverse party and chief traverse seismologist at Byrd Station, 1957-59.[1]

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2012.

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Bentley". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-11. 

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