Antarctica’s highest mountain
E1041564
Antarctica’s highest mountain is Mount Vinson, a remote, ice-covered peak in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains and one of the Seven Summits.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Vinson | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic mountain
ⓘ
Seven Summits peak ⓘ mountain ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Union Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessedVia | ski-equipped aircraft ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Antarctic Treaty System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName | Vinson Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredBy | ice ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | U.S. Navy aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| elevation |
16050 ft
ⓘ
4892 m ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Barry Corbet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Clinch NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Schoening NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Silverstein NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Antarctic Mountaineering Expedition 1966–67 NERFINISHED ⓘ William Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1966-12-18 ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heavily glaciated slopes
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ |
| isClimbingDestination | true ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnList | Seven Summits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Seven Summits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| location |
Ellsworth Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellsworth Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Sentinel Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Ellsworth Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mount Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carl Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Carl Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorBase | Union Glacier Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ellsworth Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sentinel Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | 4892 m ⓘ |
| range | Sentinel Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ellsworth Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardRoute | glacier and snow climb ⓘ |
| topographicIsolation | >1000 km ⓘ |
| typicalClimbingSeason | austral summer ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.