Mount Howard (Antarctica)

Mount Howard
Highest point
Elevation	1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Coordinates	75°40′S 161°16′E / 75.667°S 161.267°E / -75.667; 161.267
Geography
Location	Pennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Parent range	Prince Albert Mountains

Mount Howard (75°40′S 161°16′E / 75.667°S 161.267°E / -75.667; 161.267Coordinates: 75°40′S 161°16′E / 75.667°S 161.267°E / -75.667; 161.267) is a dark, rounded mountain, 1,460 m, standing 8 nautical miles (15 km) southeast of Mount Joyce in the Prince Albert Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, which named it for Lord Howard de Walden who assisted Captain R.F. Scott in his experiments with sledges. The geographical feature lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.

References

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

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