Mount Gaudry
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| Mount Gaudry | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Island | |||
| Summit: | 7,595 feet 67°31’60"S, 68°37’0"W | ||
Mount Gaudry is a mountain 7,595 feet high on Adelaide Island in the British Antarctic Territory. It is the highest mountain on the island.
This mountain is in the southern part of the island, rising close southwest of Mount Barre and 5 nautical miles north-northwest of Mount Liotard in the southern part of Adelaide Island. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it after Albert Gaudry, a prominent French palaeontologist.
Outside links
- "Mount Gaudry, Antarctica" on Peakbagger
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Gaudry
References
- "Antarctica Ultra-Prominences" Peaklist.org