Forde, Mount
Benson Glacier is a glacier about 12 nautical miles long, draining the east part of Flight Deck Névé and continuing east between Fry Glacier and Mackay Glacier into the north part of Granite Harbour where it forms a floating tongue.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,100 metres
- Description: mountain in Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Mount Forde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marston, Mount.
Marston, Mount
Peak
Granite Harbour is a bay in the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about 14 nautical miles long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–04 in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kar Plateau.
Kar Plateau
Locality
Granite Harbour is a bay in the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about 14 nautical miles long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–04 in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. Kar Plateau is situated 8 km southeast of Forde, Mount.
Forde, Mount
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-76.88126° or 76° 52′ 53″ southLongitude
162.09079° or 162° 5′ 27″ eastElevation
1,100 metres (3,609 feet)Named after
Petty Officer Robert FordeOpen location code
2VM4439R+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 9099480531OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
6633319Wikidata ID
Q6920785
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Forde, Mount” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Forde”
- Chinese: “福爾德山”
- Dutch: “Mount Forde”
- German: “Mount Forde”
- Ladin: “Mount Forde”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mount Forde”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mount Forde”
- Spanish: “Monte Forde”
- Swedish: “Forde”
- Swedish: “Mount Forde”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Battleship Promontory and Noring Terrace.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Doublefinger Peak and Mount Brøgger.
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