Mount Farrell (Antarctica)

Mount Farrell is a mountain over 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) high, rising just northwest of Dater Glacier and about 13 nautical miles (24 km) east of Mount Shear, in the Sullivan Heights on the east side of Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Pulpudeva Glacier to the northwest, Strinava Glacier to the northeast and Dater Glacier to the south, and is separated from the ridge of Mount Levack to the north by Zmeevo Pass.

"Mount Farrell" redirects here. For the former mining town, see Tullah, Tasmania.
Mount Farrell
Location of Mount Farrell in West Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Coordinates78°21′S 85°3′W 
Geography
LocationEllsworth Mountains, West Antarctica
Parent rangeSentinel Range
Climbing
Easiest routebasic snow/ice climb
Map showing the Sentinel Range and the Ellsworth Mountains

The mountain was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–59, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Lawrence J. Farrell, U.S. Navy, who died in the crash of a UB-1 Otter airplane at Marble Point on January 4, 1959.[1]

See also
  • Mountains in Antarctica

Maps
  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References
  1. "Farrell, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-16.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Farrell, Mount". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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