Record SL-864783 · Wikidata Q6920606
Mount Elkins
No list classifications
Elevation
2,300
m
7,546 ft
Prominence
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Isolation
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Coordinates
66.6667° S,
54.1500° E
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaMount Elkins, also known as Jökelen (which means "The Glacier") is a dark, steep-sided mountain with three major peaks, the highest 2,300 meters (7,500 ft) above sea level, in the Napier Mountains of Enderby Land. Enderby Land is part of East Antarctica and is claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. The mountain was named after Terence James Elkins, an ionospheric physicist with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions at Mawson Station in 1960.
First ascent
Date
1960
a survey party from Mawson Station which included Terence James Elkins, Sydney L. Kirkby, and Neville Joseph Collins
Source · wikipedia
Best months
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