Antarctica

Discovery, Mount

Mount Discovery is a conspicuous, isolated volcanic cone, 2,680 metres high, lying at the head of and east of , overlooking the northwest portion of the .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,770 metres
  • Description: volcano in Victoria Land, Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Mount Discovery”

Discovery, Mount

Latitude
-78.36668° or 78° 22′ south
Longitude
165.0166° or 165° 0′ 60″ east
Elevation
2,770 metres (9,088 feet)
Named after
RRS Discovery
Open location code
2VH7J2M8+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7919560787
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6632166
Wiki­data ID
Q1422550
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Satellite Map

Discover Discovery, Mount from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • Ukrainian: “Діскавери”

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