Mount Mitchell is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

, high, standing southwest of

Cape Goldie Cape Goldie () is a cape at the south side of the mouth of Robb Glacier, overlooking the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition The ''Discovery'' Expedition of 1901–1904, known officially as ...

in the northern part of the

Holland Range The Holland Range () is a rugged coastal mountain range in Antarctica, about long, lying just west of the Ross Ice Shelf and extending from Robb Glacier to Lennox-King Glacier. It was named by the Ross Sea Committee for Sir Sidney Holland, who as ...

, Antarctica. It was mapped by the

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from tellurometer surveys (1961–62) and Navy air photos (1960), and was named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

for Commander G.W. Mitchell,

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of the during U.S. Navy

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in 1964.

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Mountains of the Ross Dependency Shackleton Coast {{ShackletonCoast-geo-stub