Mount Nicholas
| Mount Nicholas | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Douglas Range | ||
| Alexander Island | |||
| Summit: | 4,806 feet 69°22’0"S, 69°49’60"W | ||
Mount Nicholas is the northernmost mountain of the Douglas Range in the north-east of Alexander Island in the British Antarctic Territory. It rises to 4,806 feet, south of Cape Brown.
The mountain was observed from a distance in January 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition and roughly mapped as an island separated by a channel from the main island. The coast in this vicinity was photographed from the air by the British Graham Land Expedition on 1 February 1937, though there was confusion about which features the French had found. Following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Stonington Island in 1948, the French expedition's "Mount Nicholas" was identified with the mountain now so known.
The mountain is named after Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Nicholas