Mount Huckle
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| Mount Huckle | |
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| Elevation | 8,365 m (27,444 ft) |
| Location | Alexander Island, Antarctica |
| Range | Douglas Range |
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Mount Huckle is a mainly ice-covered mountain, height 2,500 m, near the north end of Douglas Range in east Alexander Island, Antarctica. It rises 11 km (7 mi) south-southeast of Mount Spivey on the west side of Toynbee Glacier and is 14 km (9 mi) inland from George VI Sound.
The mountain was possibly first seen in 1909 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, but not recognized as part of Alexander Island. It was photographed from the air in 1936-37 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, and surveyed from the ground in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).
The mountain was named after Sydney R. Huckle, general assistant at Stonington Island, who aided in the FIDS survey of the west side of George VI Sound in 1949.
This article incorporates text from Mount Huckle, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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