Mountain type Metamorphic Elevation 1,425 m Parent range Tula Mountains | Easiest route basic snow/ice climb Mountain range Tula Mountains | |
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Location Enderby Land, East Antarctica People also search for Mount Breckinridge, Mount Elkins, Mount McMaster, Armstrong Peak, Mount Maines, Mount Kjerringa | ||
Mount King is a large, smooth-crested mountain in the eastern extremity of the Tula Mountains. Part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer (Australian Antarctic Gazetteer Id 1581) and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, it is located in Enderby Land, Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica. The head of Beaver Glacier is located very close to the base of Mount King.
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Map of Mount King, Antarctica
Mount King was discovered and mapped in December, 1958, by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) dog-sledge party led by G.A. Knuckey. Named after Peter W. King, radio officer at Mawson in 1957 and 1958, a member of the dog-sledge party.
Flora and fauna
To date, no flora or fauna have been observed within 1.0 degrees of Mount King:
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