Feature Name (see definition): McIntosh, Mount

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 17867

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 31' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 168° 41' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.5166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 168.6833333

Elevation (see definition): 2600

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/2000

Description (see definition): A mountain rising to c.2600 m in the W part of Kyle Hills, Ross Island. It stands at the NW end of Lofty Promenade, 1.5 mi E of the summit of Mount Terror. The mountain in conspicuous because of diagonal bands of rock and ice on the N face. At the suggestion of P.R. Kyle, named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2000) after William C. McIntosh, geologist, New Mexico Institute of Mines and Technology, who worked extensively in Antarctica under U.S. Antarctic Project (USAP) auspices and in support of Kyle's investigations on Mount Erebus; made first trip to Mount Erebus in 1977-78 and at least 15 trips through 1999.

Date Created (see definition): 10/27/2000

Date Edited (see definition): No data