Mount Arrowsmith (Antarctica)

Mount Arrowsmith (Antarctica)
Highest point
Coordinates	76°46′S 162°18′E / 76.767°S 162.300°E / -76.767; 162.300Coordinates: 76°46′S 162°18′E / 76.767°S 162.300°E / -76.767; 162.300

Mount Arrowsmith (76°46′S 162°18′E / 76.767°S 162.300°E / -76.767; 162.300) in Antarctica is a jagged rock peak near Mount Perseverance, 2 miles (3.2 km) along a ridge running northeast from that mountain, and a like distance east of Mount Whitcombe in Victoria Land. Mapped in 1957 by the New Zealand Northern Survey Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58), it was named by them for its similarity to the Canterbury, New Zealand, mountain of that name, and in association with Mount Whitcombe.

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

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