Mount Umbriel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Umbriel is a peak, 1,500 m, overlooking the head of Venus Glacier in the east part of Alexander Island. First mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) 1947-48 by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from association with nearby Uranus Glacier, Umbriel being one of the satellites of Uranus.
[edit] References
Coordinates: This article incorporates text from Mount Umbriel, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
 |
This Antarctica or antarctic or sub-antarctic islands location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
