Mount Wyatt Earp
Mount Wyatt Earp (77°34′S 86°25′W) is a mainly snow-covered peak, 2,370 m, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) west-northwest of Mount Ulmer in the north part of Sentinel Range, Antarctica. It is connected to Matsch Ridge and Mount Ulmer by Skamni Saddle.
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
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Northern Sentinel Range map.
The mountain was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935. Named by the US-ACAN for the ship Wyatt Earp, used by Ellsworth in four expeditions to Antarctica between 1933 and 1939.[1]
Further reading
• M.J. Hambrey, P.F. Barker, P.J. Barrett, V. Bowman, B. Davies, J.L. Smellie, M. Tranter, editors, Antarctic Palaeoenvironments and Earth-Surface Processes, PP 89-90
• David J. Cantrill, Imogen Poole, The Vegetation of Antarctica through Geological Time, PP 38-39
• Damien Gildea, Mountaineering in Antarctica: complete guide: Travel guide
• International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (1987), Geological Evolution of Antarctica, Cambridge, England, PP 195-197
References
- "Mount Wyatt Earp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
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