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| name = Mount Francais |
| name = Mount Francais |
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| photo = Mount Francais.jpg |
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| photo_caption = Mount Francais |
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| elevation_m = 2760 |
| elevation_m = 2760 |
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| elevation_ref = <ref name="peaklist">[http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/antarctica.html "Anarctica Ultra-Pominences"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-19.</ref> |
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| prominence_m = 2760 |
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| listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]] |
| listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]] |
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| map_caption = Location in the [[Palmer Archipelago]], Antarctica |
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| location = [[Anvers Island]], [[Antarctica]] |
| location = [[Anvers Island]], [[Antarctica]] |
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| range = [[Trojan Range]] |
| range = [[Trojan Range]] |
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| lat_d = 64 | lat_m = 38 | lat_NS = S |
| lat_d = 64 | lat_m = 38 | lat_NS = S |
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| long_d = 63 | long_m = 27 | long_EW = W |
| long_d = 63 | long_m = 27 | long_EW = W |
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'''Mount Francais''' |
'''Mount Francais''' is a mountain which forms the summit of [[Anvers Island]], [[Antarctica]] standing southeast of the center of the island and 6 miles north of [[Borgen Bay]]. Mount Francais has an elevation of {{convert|2760|m|ft|0}} and is part of the [[Trojan Range|Trojan mountain range]]. |
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==History== |
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Mount Francais 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 (ship)|Français]]''. |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Ultras of Antarctica]] |
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* [[List of islands by highest point]] |
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==External links== |
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[[File:Mount Francais.jpg|thumb|left|Mount Francais.]] |
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* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12009 "Mount Français, Antarctica"] on Peakbagger |
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''This article incorporates text from [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/{{#if: f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:{{{id}}}| }} {{#if: |{{{name}}}|Trojan Range}}], in the [[Geographic Names Information System]], operated by the [[United States Geological Survey]], and therefore a [[public domain]] [[work of the United States Government]].'' |
''This article incorporates text from [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/{{#if: f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:{{{id}}}| }} {{#if: |{{{name}}}|Trojan Range}}], in the [[Geographic Names Information System]], operated by the [[United States Geological Survey]], and therefore a [[public domain]] [[work of the United States Government]].'' |
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Revision as of 21:02, 19 November 2011
| Mount Francais | |
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 Mount Francais | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,760 m (9,060 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,760 m (9,060 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Geography | |
  Mount Francais Location in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica | |
| Location | Anvers Island, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Trojan Range |
Mount Francais is a mountain which forms the summit of Anvers Island, Antarctica standing southeast of the center of the island and 6 miles north of Borgen Bay. Mount Francais has an elevation of 2,760 metres (9,055 ft) and is part of the Trojan mountain range.
History
Mount Francais 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.
References
- ^ a b c "Anarctica Ultra-Pominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
See also
External links
- "Mount Français, Antarctica" on Peakbagger
This article incorporates text from Trojan Range, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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