Discovery, Mount
Mount Discovery is a conspicuous, isolated volcanic cone, 2,680 metres high, lying at the head of McMurdo Sound and east of Koettlitz Glacier, overlooking the northwest portion of the Ross Ice Shelf.- Peak rising to 2,770 metres (9,088 feet)
- …is also known as “Mount Discovery”
- …is named after RRS Discovery
- Description: volcano in Victoria Land, Antarctica
Discovery, Mount
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.36668° or 78° 22′ south
Longitude
165.0166° or 165° 0′ 60″ east
Open location code
2VH7J2M8+8J
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OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Discovery, Mount” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mont Discovery”
- Cebuano: “Discovery”
- Chinese: “迪斯卡弗里火山”
- Czech: “hora Discovery”
- Dutch: “Discovery”
- Dutch: “Mount Discovery”
- French: “mont Discovery”
- French: “Mont Discovery”
- German: “Mount Discovery”
- Hebrew: “הר דיסקברי”
- Irish: “Sliabh Discovery”
- Italian: “Monte Discovery”
- Ladin: “Mount Discovery”
- Low German: “Mount Discovery”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Discovery”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Discovery”
- Spanish: “Monte Discovery”
- Swedish: “Discovery (berg)”
- Swedish: “Mount Discovery”
- Turkish: “Discovery Dağı”
- Ukrainian: “Діскавери”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Discovery and Hahn Island.
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