Mount Mayhew (65°35′S 62°26′W / 65.583°S 62.433°W) is a peak rising to 1,200 metres (4,000 ft) in Taridin Ridge, between Pequod Glacier and Starbuck Glacier, in the Aristotle Mountains on the east side of Graham Land, Antarctica. The southwest face of the peak is rocky and very steep, while the northeast face is snow-covered. The name is one of several in the vicinity applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee from Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, Mayhew being the captain of the Jeroboam.[1]
Geographical Name Data for Mayhew, Mount in Antarctica
editThe geographical name data for Mayhew, Mount in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, Latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division.
Feature
editName : Mayhew, Mount
Feature Class: Summit
Country Code: AQ (Antarctica)
Feature ID : 9610
Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 65° 35' 00" S
Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 062° 26' 00" W
Primary Latitude in decimal degrees: -65.5833333
Primary Longitude in decimal degrees : -62.4333333
Elevation: 1200
Decision Year : 01/01/1976
Description (see definition): A peak, 1,200 m, between Pequod and Starbuck Glaciers on the E side of Graham Land. The SW face of the peak is rocky and very steep, while the NE face is snow-covered. The name is one of several in the vicinity applied by UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) from Herman Melville's Moby Dick, Mayhew being the captain of the Jeroboam.
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Mayhew". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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