Mount Dolence

Mount Dolence (79°51′S 83°13′W / 79.850°S 83.217°W / -79.850; -83.217Coordinates: 79°51′S 83°13′W / 79.850°S 83.217°W / -79.850; -83.217) is a remarkably spired bare rock mountain, 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) high, located in the northwestern extremity of the Enterprise Hills and separated from the Edson Hills by the upper part of Union Glacier, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It was named by the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1962–63, for Jerry D. Dolence, a geologist and a member of the party.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dolence, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-24.

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