Mount Wanous

Mount Wanous
Mount Wanous

Antarctica Pensacola Mountains

Highest point
Elevation 1,660 m (5,450 ft)
Coordinates 84°52′S 62°20′W / 84.867°S 62.333°W / -84.867; -62.333Coordinates: 84°52′S 62°20′W / 84.867°S 62.333°W / -84.867; -62.333
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Patuxent Range

Mount Wanous is a prominent, bare, conical mountain, 1,660 m, standing 4.5 nautical miles (8 km) east of Pierce Peak at the northeast edge of Mackin Table in the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.

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 Richard E. Wanous, a geophysicist in the Pensacola Mountains between 1965-66.

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


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