Mount Foster
Mountain in Smith Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Foster is a peak rising to 2,025 metres (6,644 ft) in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago. Mount Foster has triple peaks of which Mount Foster proper is the southernmost, the central one is Evlogi Peak (2,024 m), and the northern one is Antim Peak (1,995 m). The first ascent was made by Greg Landreth and his team comprising Brice Dowrick, Dan Mannix and Roger Thompson on 29-30 January 1996.[3][4]
Mount Foster | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,025 m (6,644 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,025 m (6,644 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 62°59′42″S 62°33′06.3″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location in Antarctica | |
Location | Smith Island, Antarctica |
Range coordinates | 62°58′30″S 62°30′20″W[2] |
Parent range | Imeon Range |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Greg Landreth, Brice Dowrick, Dan Mannix and Roger Thompson, 1996 |
The feature is named after Captain Henry Foster, commander of HMS Chanticleer who explored the South Shetlands in 1829.[5]