Football Mountain facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Football Mountain |
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 Football Mountain
Location in Antarctica
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| Elevation | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
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| Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Football Mountain is a mountain, 830 metres (2,720 ft) high, with a prominent and peculiar rock scar called The Football on its north side, on the ridge between Edisto Inlet and Tucker Glacier in Antarctica. It was occupied as a survey station, and marked by a large rock cairn, by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1957–58, who named it for The Football.
The pass Football Saddle is the easiest way to cross by sledge.
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