Vinson Massif

Vinson Massif
a mountain in Antarctica, near the Ronne Ice Shelf: highest point on Antarctica; discovered 1935. ab. 16,864 ft. (5140 m).

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Mountain, Sentinel Range, central Ellsworth Mountains, western Antarctica.

Rising 16,066 ft (4,897 m), the Vinson Massif is the highest mountain on the continent. It was discovered in 1935 by U.S. explorer Lincoln Ellsworth.

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  peak in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains of western Antarctica, overlooking Ronne Ice Shelf. Discovered in 1935 by the American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth (Ellsworth, Lincoln), it is, at 16,050 feet (4,892 metres) above sea level, the highest mountain on the continent. The massif slopes gently to the northwest.

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