Mount Stent

Mount Stent is 2,010 m (6,590 ft) mountain at the southern extreme of the Wallabies Nunataks, west of the Churchill Mountains.

Mount Stent
Highest point
Elevation2,010 m (6,590 ft)
Coordinates81°15′S 156°20′E
Naming
EtymologyNamed for N. E. Stent
Geography
LocationWest of Churchill Mountains, Oates Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeWallabies Nunataks

It was named in honor of N. E. Stent, a member of the 1961 Cape Hallett winter-over team, working as a technician on the geomagnetic project.

References

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