Mount Minto (Antarctica)

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain Mount Minto (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) is a lofty, mostly ice-free mountain rising to Script error: No such module "convert"., located Script error: No such module "convert". east of Mount Adam in the central portion of the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica.Template:Sfn

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Discovery and name

Mount Minto was discovered in January 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, who named it for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, then First Lord of the Admiralty.Template:Sfn

Location

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Mount Minto in southwest

Mount Minto is at the head of the Ironside Glacier, which flows southeast, and to the east of the head of the Man-o-War Glacier, which flows west and then south. The Dugdale Glacier receives ice from its north face. Nearby features to the south include Mount Achilles, Wylie Ridge, and Meier Peak. Features to the west include Mount Black Prince, Mount Ajax, Mount Royalist and Mount Adam. Features to the north include Mount Faget and Mount Gilruth.Template:Sfn

Nearby features

Mount Achilles

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A prominent pyramidal mountain Script error: No such module "convert". high rising from the divide between Fitch Glacier and Man-o-War Glacier. Named by New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1957-58, after the former New Zealand cruiser HMNZS Achilles.Template:Sfn

Meier Peak

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A peak Script error: No such module "convert". high rising at the south side of the head of Ironside Glacier, Script error: No such module "convert". south-southwest of Mount Minto. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Miron D. Meier, United States Navy Reserve, helicopter pilot with Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968.Template:Sfn

Wylie Ridge

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A ridge that extends westward from Meier Peak. It parallels the north side of Massey Glacier for Script error: No such module "convert". and terminates at Man-o-War Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Lieutenant Commander Ronald P. Wylie, USN, pilot with Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968.Template:Sfn

Mount Black Prince

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A mountain Script error: No such module "convert". high composed of dark colored rock, which tends to create an imposing appearance. Located Script error: No such module "convert". west of Mount Ajax. Named by NZGSAE, 1957-58, for its appearance and also for the New Zealand Cruiser HMNZS Black Prince.Template:Sfn

Mount Ajax

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Mount Minto in upper left and Mount Ajax in lower right

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A mountain Script error: No such module "convert". high rising Script error: No such module "convert". west-southwest of Mount Royalist. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, after HMNZS Ajax. The mountain is one of several in this area named for New Zealand ships.Template:Sfn

Mount Royalist

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A prominent mountain Script error: No such module "convert". high standing Script error: No such module "convert". west of Mount Adam. Named by the NZGSAE, 1957-58, for its impressive appearance and also for the New Zealand cruiser HMNZS Royalist. Several adjacent peaks are named for New Zealand ships.Template:Sfn

Mount Adam

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Mount Eos

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A mountain with a bare summit rising to about Script error: No such module "convert". high, Script error: No such module "convert". north of Mount Adam. Visited in 1981-82 by Bradley Field, geologist, NZGS, who suggested the name because the area provided excellent views of dawns and sunsets. In Greek mythology, Eos is the goddess of dawn.Template:Sfn

Mount Faget

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Mount Gilruth

Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. A mostly ice-covered mountain Script error: No such module "convert". high Script error: No such module "convert". east-northeast of Mount Adam. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN for Robert R. Gilruth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a visitor at McMurdo Station, 1966-67.Template:Sfn

Stamper Peak

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