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Moore Pinnacle
Mount McClintock () is the highest mountain () in the Britannia Range (Antarctica), Britannia Range in Antarctica, surmounting the south end of Forbes Ridge, east of Mount Olympus. Discovery and name Mount McClintock was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE; 1901–04) and named for Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, Leopold McClintock, Royal Navy, a member of the Ship Committee for the expedition. Location Mount McClintock is in the central Britannia Range to the east of Mount Olympus. Forbes Ridge extends north from the mountain to the east of Hinton Glacier. Dusky Ridge extends north between Hinton Glacier and Lieske Glacier. Johnstone Ridge extends north from Mount Olympus to the west of Lieske Glacier. Peckham Glacier flows south from Mount McClintock into Byrd Glacier. Mount Quackenbush is to the southwest, and Mount Aldrich is to the northeast. It is located within the claimed Australian Antarctic Territory and is therefore claimed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual Climate of Antarctica#Precipitation, precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the Lowest temperature recorded on Earth, lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
