Mount McArthur is, at about , the highest
peak in the
Walton Mountains of southern
Alexander Island,
Antarctica. It was named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after
Malcolm McArthur
Malcolm Julian "Mannie" McArthur (30 July 1882 – 6 July 1961) was an Australian rugby union national representative rugby union player. He won a gold medal in rugby at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Rugby career
McArthur's rugby career was pl ...
, a
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of global issues, and to provide an active presence in the Antarctic on ...
geophysicist at
Stonington Island, 1971–73, who worked in northern Alexander Island.
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See also
* List of Ultras of Antarctica
This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Antarctica. Some islands in the South Atlantic have also been included and can be found at the end of the list.
Antarctica
South Atl ...
* Mount Athelstan
Mount Athelstan is a prominent, partly ice-covered mountain, high, at the north side of Trench Glacier on a spur which extends east from Douglas Range on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The east side of Douglas Range was first ...
* Mount Schumann
Mount Schumann is a mountain rising to about southwest of the head of Brahms Inlet on the Beethoven Peninsula and lies northeast of Chopin Hill in the southwest portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The mountain was first mapped from air p ...
* Mount Tyrrell
Mount Tyrrell () is an irregular mountain with two summits, the highest rising to a maximum height of , standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) inland from the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica, situated on the east side and near the mouth ...
References
Mountains of Alexander Island
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