Rich, Mount

Mount Rich is an isolated peak in the , 5 nautical miles northwest of . Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Charles C.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,200 metres
  • Description: mountain in Oates Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Mount Rich”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pleasant Plateau.

Locality
is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of and in the . Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited.

Rich, Mount

Latitude
-79.78796° or 79° 47′ 17″ south
Longitude
158.8106° or 158° 48′ 38″ east
Elevation
1,200 metres (3,937 feet)
Named after
Charles Clayton Rich
Open location code
2RGW6R66+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11047794786
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6621861
Wiki­data ID
Q6923206
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Satellite Map

Discover Rich, Mount from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rich, Mount” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rich”
  • Chinese: “里奇山”
  • Dutch: “Mount Rich”
  • German: “Mount Rich”
  • Ladin: “Mount Rich”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Rich”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Rich”
  • Swedish: “Mount Rich”
  • Swedish: “Rich”

Localities in the Area

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