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On November 1, 2006, US-ACAN declared Mount Vinson and Vinson Massif to be separate entities. [4] [5] Vinson Massif lies within the unrecognised Chilean claim under the Antarctic Treaty System. Mount Vinson is the highest peak in Antarctica, at 4,892 metres (16,050 ft). [6]
Vinson Plateau is the summit plateau of Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It extends for 9 km between Goodge Col and Hammer Col linking it to the north-central part of Sentinel Range to the north-northwest and to Craddock Massif to the south-southeast respectively, and 4.5 km wide between Branscomb Peak and ...
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica.The range trends NNW-SSE for about 185 km (115 mi) and is 24 to 48 km (15 to 30 mi) wide.
Height on the other hand simply means elevation of the summit above sea level. Regarding parents, the prominence parent of peak A can be found by dividing the island or region in question into territories, by tracing the runoff from the key col (mountain pass) of every peak that is more prominent than peak A. The parent is the peak whose ...
Land surface elevation extremes by geographic region; Geographic region Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span ⦁ Eurasia: Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal: 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine: −428 m −1,404 ft: 9,276 m 30,433 ft ⦁ Asia Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal ...
Silverstein Peak is located at , which is 2.56 kilometres (1.59 mi) south-southwest of the summit Mount Vinson, 1.37 kilometres (0.85 mi) west by south of Hollister Peak, 2.66 kilometres (1.65 mi) north-northwest of Opalchenie Peak and 1.32 kilometres (0.82 mi) east of Príncipe de Asturias
Mount Fairweather is on the boundary with Alaska, with only the summit and about 1/3 of the peak's massif within British Columbia. The highest summit completely within British Columbia is Mount Waddington (4,019 m (13,186 ft), [ 14 ] 51°22′25″N 125°15′48″W / 51.37361°N 125.26333°W / 51.37361; -125.26333 ( Mount ...
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica. Central and southern Sentinel Range map. Branscomb Peak is a small snowy prominence of elevation 4,520 metres (14,830 ft), the highest point of the ridge that forms the top of the main west face of Vinson Massif in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica.