Mount Timosthenes
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| Mount Timosthenes | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Graham Land | ||
| 69°7’60"S, 65°57’0"W | |||
Mount Timosthenes is a prominent peak between the head of Hariot Glacier and the north side of Airy Glacier, three nautical miles northwest of Peregrinus Peak, in Graham Land, within British Antarctic Territory.
The mountain was photographed from the air by United States Antarctic Service on 28 September 1940, and by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition on 27 November 1947. It was surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in December 1958.
The mountain was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Aristotle Timosthenes of Rhodes, chief pilot of King Ptolemy II (285-246 BC), who wrote sailing directions and devised the windrose of 8 or 12 winds, later developed into the points of the compass.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Mount Timosthenes