Elevation 2,740 m Parent range Eisenhower Range | Mountain range Eisenhower Range | |
Location Victoria Land Antarctica Similar Mount Fridtjof Nansen, Mount Markham, Mount Kirkpatrick, Mount Melbourne, Mount Erebus | ||
Mount Nansen is a prominent mountain, surmounting the steep eastern escarpment of the Eisenhower Range, 17 km (11 mi) south of Mount Baxter, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04), and named for Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer from whom Capt. Scott obtained much practical information for his expedition.
Map of Mount Nansen, Antarctica
This mountain should not be confused for similarly named Mount Fridtjof Nansen which lies in the Queen Maud Mountains although it too was named for Nansen.
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