Coordinates: 59°27′S 27°18′W / 59.450°S 27.300°W / -59.450; -27.300

Mount Larsen (South Sandwich Islands)

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View of Corbeta Uruguay base with Mount Larsen in the background

Mount Larsen (59°27′S 27°18′W / 59.450°S 27.300°W / -59.450; -27.300) is a mountain, 710 metres (2,330 ft) high, situated in the east-central portion of Thule Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II who named it for Captain C.A. Larsen.[1]

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  1. ^ "Mount Larsen". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 June 2013.

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