Mount Burch facts for kids
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 Mount Burch
Location in Antarctica
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| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
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| Location | Pennell Coast, Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Anare Mountains |
Mount Burch (70°49′S 164°25′E / 70.817°S 164.417°E) is a peak 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) high about 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Mount Kelly on the south side of George Glacier, in the Anare Mountains, a major mountain range situated within Victoria Land, Antarctica. The topographical feature was so named by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) for W.M. Burch, geophysicist with the ANARE (Thala Dan), 1962, led by Phillip Law, which explored the area. The mountain lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.
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