Portal Mountain

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Portal Mountain

Eastern side of Portal Mountain, looking south towards the Angino Buttress; midnight
Elevation 2,555 m (8,383 ft)[1]
Location
Location Oates Land, Antarctica
Range Worcester Range
Coordinates 78°06′00″S 159°10′00″E / 78.10°S 159.16667°E / -78.10; 159.16667Coordinates: 78°06′00″S 159°10′00″E / 78.10°S 159.16667°E / -78.10; 159.16667[2]

Portal Mountain is a large mountain in Antarctica. The mountain has a broad ice-capped summit, and stands south of the Lashly Mountains, on the south side of the main stream of the Skelton Glacier where it leaves the polar plateau.[2]

The mountain was discovered by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE, 1956–58),[3][4] who named it because of its association with The Portal.

References

  1. ↑ "Portal Mountain, Antarctica". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Portal Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-11-29. 
  3. ↑ Antarctica, by A.S. Helm and J.H. Miller. The story of the New Zealand Party of the Trans-Antarctic Expedition. 1964. R.E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand and the Antarctic" by L.B. Quatermain. 1971. A. R. Shearer, Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand.
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