Mount Stephens (Antarctica)

Mount Stephens
Mount Stephens

Antarctica Pensacola Mountains

Highest point
Elevation 2,065 m (6,775 ft)
Coordinates 83°23′S 51°27′W / 83.383°S 51.450°W / -83.383; -51.450Coordinates: 83°23′S 51°27′W / 83.383°S 51.450°W / -83.383; -51.450
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Forrestal Range

Mount Stephens is a prominent mountain in Antarctica, 2,065 m, surmounting the west extremity of Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos from 1956-66. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander H.E. Stephens of the U.S. Navy, who was a leader of the unit from Mobile Construction Battalion One which constructed Ellsworth Station in January and February of 1957.

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


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