Mount Kjerringa

Mount Kjerringa

Map of Antarctica indicating location of Mount Kjerringa
Highest point
Elevation 1,220 metres (4,000 ft)
Coordinates 66°29′S 55°11′E / 66.483°S 55.183°E / -66.483; 55.183Coordinates: 66°29′S 55°11′E / 66.483°S 55.183°E / -66.483; 55.183
Geography
Location Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica
Geology
Age of rock 2837 million years (Archaean eon)
Mountain type Metamorphic
Climbing
Easiest route basic snow/ice climb

Mount Kjerringa is an isolated peak, 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) above sea level, situated roughly 8 nmi (15 km) north of the Aker Peaks, 26 nmi (48 km) west of Magnet Bay, and 57 km (31 nmi) northeast of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land, East Antarctica.

Discovery and naming

Mount Kjerringa was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Kjerringa (The Old Woman).[1]

See also

References

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


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