Mount Maines
{{Short description|Mountain in Enderby Land, Antarctica}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Maines
| photo = Mount Elkins Map.jpg
| photo_caption = Map of Antarctica indicating location of Mount Maines
| elevation_m = 2190
| elevation_ref =
| prominence =
| location = Enderby Land, East Antarctica
| range = Napier Mountains
| coordinates = {{Coord|66|39|S|53|54|E|type:mountain_region:AQ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo =
| type = Metamorphic
| age = 2837 million years (Archaean eon)
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = basic snow/ice climb
}}
Mount Maines, also known as Stornuten, is a mountain, {{convert|2190|m|ft}}, standing roughly {{convert|13|km|mi}} SE of Stor Hånakken Mountain and {{convert|10|km|mi}} W of Mount Elkins in the Napier Mountains, Enderby Land.{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=9300|name=Mount Maines|accessdate=2011-11-30}}
Discovery and naming
Mount Maines was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Stornuten (the big peak). Rephotographed by ANARE in 1956 and renamed by ANCA for R.L. Maines, cook at Wilkes Station in 1961.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/ United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100818063123/http://www.scar.org/information/ Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)]
- [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica]
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