Mount Dedo

Mount Dedo (64°39′S 62°33′W / 64.650°S 62.550°W / -64.650; -62.550Coordinates: 64°39′S 62°33′W / 64.650°S 62.550°W / -64.650; -62.550) is a conspicuous needle-like peak, 695 metres (2,280 ft) high, standing south of Orne Harbour on the west coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache of 1897–99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954 and is descriptive - "dedo" meaning finger in Spanish.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dedo, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-06.

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