Mount Alberts facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Alberts |
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 Mount Alberts
Location in Antarctica
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| Elevation | 2,320 m (7,610 ft) |
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| Location | Borchgrevink Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Malta Plateau |
Mount Alberts is a tall, pointed mountain in Antarctica. It's almost completely covered in snow! This mountain stands about 2,320 meters (that's over 7,600 feet) high. You can find it on the Borchgrevink Coast in western Victoria Land, which is a part of Antarctica.
Mount Alberts is located about 11 miles east of another mountain called Mount Phillips. It sits on the eastern edge of a large flat area known as the Malta Plateau. The mountain is also just south of where the Line Glacier ends, and it looks out over the western side of the Ross Sea.
Discovering Mount Alberts
Mount Alberts was officially named in 1966 by the New Zealand Geographic Board. This group is in charge of naming places in New Zealand and parts of Antarctica.
Who Was Fred G. Alberts?
The mountain was named after a person named Fred G. Alberts. He was a very important geographer. A geographer is someone who studies the Earth's physical features and how people live on it. Fred G. Alberts worked for the United States Department of the Interior. This is a government department in the U.S. that manages public lands and natural resources.
Fred G. Alberts also worked with the Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center. This agency creates maps and charts. He was also the Secretary for the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names from 1949 to 1980. This committee helps decide the names of places in Antarctica for the United States. He also helped put together and edit the official list of place names for the United States Geological Survey.
