Mount Cloos

Location of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Mount Cloos (65°7′S 63°57′W / 65.117°S 63.950°W / -65.117; -63.950Coordinates: 65°7′S 63°57′W / 65.117°S 63.950°W / -65.117; -63.950) is a dome-shaped mountain probably over 915 metres (3,000 ft) high, standing at the north side of Girard Bay and 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Cape Cloos, on the northwest coast of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99 under Gerlache. It was named in association with Cape Cloos by the French Antarctic Expedition of 1908–10 under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Cloos, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

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