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Feature Name (see definition): Portal Mountain Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 11961 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 06' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 10' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78.1 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 159.1666667 Elevation (see definition): 2555 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961 Description (see definition): A large mountain, 2,555 m, with a broad icecapped summit, standing S of the Lashly Mountains, on the S side of the main stream of the Skelton Glacier where it leaves the polar plateau. Discovered by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) (1956-58) who named it because of its association with The Portal. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Portal Mountain in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Portal Mountain information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Portal Mountain should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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