Mount Hassage

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Mount Hassage
British Antarctic Territory
Range: Hauberg Mountains
Summit: 3,675 feet 75°50’48"S, 72°28’0"W

Mount Hassage rises to 3,675 feet above sea level west of the Hauberg Mountains on the Orville Coast of southern Palmer Land in the British Antarctic Territory.

The mountain was seen from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition on 21 November 1947, and named after Charles Hassage, Chief Engineer in the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition ship Port of Beaumont. The mountain was surveyed on the United States Geological Survey Antarctic Peninsula Traverse of 1961-1962, and following air photography by the United States Navy, 1965-67, mapped from air photographs by the United States Geological Survey.

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Hassage