Mount Bayonne
Mount Bayonne | |
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Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
Location | |
Location | West Antarctica |
Range | Rouen Mountains |
Coordinates | 68°55′S 71°03′W / 68.917°S 71.050°WCoordinates: 68°55′S 71°03′W / 68.917°S 71.050°W |
Mount Bayonne (68°55′S 71°03′W / 68.917°S 71.050°W) is a mountain, 1,500 m, forming the north extremity of the Rouen Mountains in Alexander Island. The mountain lies immediately north of Les Dents and Mount Paris. First mapped by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Charcot, who named it for the French city. Resighted from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) in 1936. Remapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Bayonne" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).