Feature Name (see definition): Block Mountain

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1537

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 70° 28' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 068° 52' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -70.4666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.8666667

Elevation (see definition): 1460

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1955

Description (see definition): Very prominent block-shaped mountain, 1,460 m, which juts E from the Douglas Range of Alexander Island immediately S of Transition Glacier. Its N, E, and S sides, which are demarked by sharply defined corners, are nearly vertical, and from its NE corner a low spur connects this mountain with Tilt Rock. First photographed from the air on Nov. 23, 1935, by Lincoln Ellsworth and mapped from these photos by W.L.G. Joerg. Roughly surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) and resurveyed in 1949 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). The descriptive name was given by Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS).

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