Mount Mackintosh

mountain, Antarctica

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Mount Mackintosh is an 8,097-foot (2,468-meter) mountain located in the Prince Albert Mountains of Antarctica. This mountain range is part of the larger Transantarctic Mountains and stretches approximately 230 miles along Victoria Land's Scott Coast. The Prince Albert Mountains were first sighted in 1841 by British explorer Sir James Clark Ross and named in honor of Queen Victoria's consort. Mount Mackintosh is situated at the northern end of this range.1

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Prince Albert Mountains
…end of the range stands Mount Mackintosh, at 8,097 feet (2,468 m). The mountains were discovered in February 1841 by the British explorer Sir James Clark Ross, who named them in honour of Queen Victoria’s consort. The area was first explored by the British in the early 1900s, followed by…
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…end of the range stands Mount Mackintosh, at 8,097 feet (2,468 m). The mountains were discovered in February 1841 by the British explorer Sir James Clark Ross, who named them in honour of Queen Victoria’s consort. The area was first explored by the British in the early 1900s, followed by…
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