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Mount Nansen (Antarctica)

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Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica For the mountain in the Queen Maud Mountains (also in Antarctica), see Mount Fridtjof Nansen.
Mount Nansen
Highest point
Elevation2,740 m (8,990 ft)
Coordinates74°33′S 162°36′E / 74.550°S 162.600°E / -74.550; 162.600
Geography
LocationVictoria Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeEisenhower Range

Mount Nansen is a prominent mountain, surmounting the steep eastern escarpment of the Eisenhower Range, 17 km (11 mi) south of Mount Baxter, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04), and named for Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer from whom Capt. Scott obtained much practical information for his expedition.

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