| Mount Kinet | |
|---|---|
  Mount Kinet | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,900 m (9,500 ft) |
| Coordinates | 73°14′S 165°54′E / 73.233°S 165.900°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Mountaineer Range, Meander Glacier |
Mount Kinet is a large, rounded mountain, 2,180 metres (7,150 ft) high, on the south side of upper Meander Glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Hobbie Ridge, in the Mountaineer Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Urbain J. Kinet, a biologist at McMurdo Station, 1965–66.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mount Kinet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Kinet". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
External links
- Urbain J. Kinet, 1909--1989, biographical sketch
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