Mount Caroline Mikkelsen is a small coastal mountain discovered on February 20, 1935. Its height is and it is between Hargreaves Glacier and Polar Times Glacier on

Ingrid Christensen Coast The Ingrid Christensen Coast is that portion of the coast of Antarctica lying between Jennings Promontory, in 72°33′E, and the western end of the West Ice Shelf in 81°24′E. It is located in the western half of Princess Elizabeth Land, just e ...

. The mountain overlooks the southern extremity of

Prydz Bay Prydz Bay is a deep embayment of Antarctica between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. The Bay is at the downstream end of a giant glacial drainage system that originates in the East Antarctic interior. The Lambert Glacie ...

, north-northwest of Svarthausen Nunatak, and is the highest summit in the vicinity. It was discovered by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen in the ''Thorshavn'', a Norwegian

whaling ship A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales. Terminology The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Japa ...

sent out by

Lars Christensen Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 – 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate. He was also a philanthropist with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica. Career Lars Christensen was born at Sandar in Vestfold, Norw ...

. It is named for Captain Mikkelsen's wife

Caroline Mikkelsen Caroline Mikkelsen (20 November 1906 – 15 September 1998, later married Mandel) was a Danish-Norwegian explorer who on 20 February 1935 was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica, although whether this was on the mainland or an island ...

, who accompanied her husband on this voyage and became the first woman to set foot on Antarctica.

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Mountains of Princess Elizabeth Land Ingrid Christensen Coast {{PrincessElizabethLand-geo-stub