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{{Short description|Mountain on Anvers Island, Antarctica}} |
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'''Mount Français''' is a mountain which forms the summit of [[Anvers Island]], [[Antarctica]] |
'''Mount Français''' is a mountain which forms the summit of [[Anvers Island]], [[Antarctica]], in the Antarctic claims of [[British Antarctic Territory|the United Kingdom]], [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]]. It stands southeast of the center of the island and 6 miles north of [[Borgen Bay]]. Mount Français has an elevation of {{convert|2760|m|ft|0}} and is part of the [[Trojan Range|Trojan mountain range]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Mount Français was first seen by the members of the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], who explored the southeast coast of the island in 1898. It was later sighted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] team members, 1903–05, under [[Jean-Baptiste Charcot|Charcot]], who named it for the expedition ship Français. |
Mount Français was first seen by the members of the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]], who explored the southeast coast of the island in 1898. It was later sighted by the [[French Antarctic Expedition]] team members, 1903–05, under [[Jean-Baptiste Charcot|Charcot]], who named it for the expedition ship Français. |
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Mount Français was first summited on 7 December 1955 by Jim Rennie, Arthur Shewry, and Bill Hindson, members of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies]] Survey who had spent the 1955 winter at Base E, newly constructed north of Arthur Harbor on [[Anvers Island]].<ref>http://www.palmerstation.com/history/6575/ |
Mount Français was first summited on 7 December 1955 by Jim Rennie, Arthur Shewry, and Bill Hindson, members of the [[Falkland Islands Dependencies]] Survey who had spent the 1955 winter at Base E, newly constructed north of Arthur Harbor on [[Anvers Island]].<ref name="PS6575">{{cite web |url=http://www.palmerstation.com/history/6575/6575.html |title=Palmer Station Timeline—The Beginning Through 1975 |at=Summer 1955-56 |last=Spindler |first=Bill |date= |website=palmerstation.com |publisher=Palmer Station |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311041417/http://www.palmerstation.com/history/6575/6575.html |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |url-status=live |accessdate=February 21, 2022}}</ref> |
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[[File:A_mountaineer_skis_down_Mt_Francais_during_the_first_traverse_of_the_mountain.jpg|thumb|A mountaineer skis down Mt Francais during the first traverse of the mountain.]] |
[[File:A_mountaineer_skis_down_Mt_Francais_during_the_first_traverse_of_the_mountain.jpg|thumb|A mountaineer skis down Mt Francais during the first traverse of the mountain.]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:57, 15 February 2024
Mount Français | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,760 m (9,060 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,760 m (9,060 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 64°38′S 63°27′W / 64.633°S 63.450°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica | |
Location | Anvers Island, Antarctica |
Parent range | Trojan Range |
Mount Français is a mountain which forms the summit of Anvers Island, Antarctica, in the Antarctic claims of the United Kingdom, Argentina and Chile. It stands southeast of the center of the island and 6 miles north of Borgen Bay. Mount Français has an elevation of 2,760 metres (9,055 ft) and is part of the Trojan mountain range.
History
[edit]Mount Français was first seen by the members of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, who explored the southeast coast of the island in 1898. It was later sighted by the French Antarctic Expedition team members, 1903–05, under Charcot, who named it for the expedition ship Français.
Mount Français was first summited on 7 December 1955 by Jim Rennie, Arthur Shewry, and Bill Hindson, members of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey who had spent the 1955 winter at Base E, newly constructed north of Arthur Harbor on Anvers Island.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
- ^ Spindler, Bill. "Palmer Station Timeline—The Beginning Through 1975". palmerstation.com. Palmer Station. Summer 1955-56. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Mount Français, Antarctica" on Peakbagger
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