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Mount Axtell

Coordinates: 81°18′S 85°6′W / 81.300°S 85.100°W / -81.300; -85.100
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Mount Axtell
Mount Axtell is located in Antarctica
Mount Axtell
Mount Axtell
Highest point
Elevation1,272 m (4,173 ft)
ListingMountains in Antarctica
Coordinates81°18′S 85°6′W / 81.300°S 85.100°W / -81.300; -85.100
Geography
ContinentAntarctica
RegionEllsworth Land
Parent rangePirrit Hills

Mount Axtell is a low but distinctive rock peak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southeast of Mount Tidd in the Pirrit Hills, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.[1] It was positioned by the U.S. Ellsworth–Byrd Traverse Party, December 7, 1958, and named for William R. Axtell, Jr., U.S. Navy, cook at Ellsworth Station in 1958 who volunteered to accompany the traverse party.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mount Axtell Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Axtell, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.