Mount Shields
The Usarp Mountains are a major mountain range in North Victoria Land, Antarctica. They are west of the Rennick Glacier and trend north to south for about 190 kilometres.- Peak rising to 1,168 metres (3,832 feet)
- …is also known as “Shields, Mount”
- …is named after Staff Sgt. J.K. Shields
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-70.18333° or 70° 11′ south
Longitude
159.93333° or 159° 56′ east
Open location code
2RXXRW8M+M8
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Shields” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shields”
- Dutch: “Mount Shields”
- German: “Mount Shields”
- Low German: “Mount Shields”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Shields”
- Swedish: “Mount Shields”
- Swedish: “Shields”
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