Mount Atholl

Mount Atholl (78°0′S 163°44′E / 78.000°S 163.733°E / -78.000; 163.733Coordinates: 78°0′S 163°44′E / 78.000°S 163.733°E / -78.000; 163.733) is a mountain in Antarctica, with a peak rising to 728 metres (2,388 ft) to the west of Mount Alexandra in the Denton Hills, Scott Coast. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1994 after Sarah Atholl (died 1873), an early New Zealand botanist with an interest in lichens.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Atholl, Mount" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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