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'''Mount Oceanite''' ({{coord|58|29|S|26|15|W|display=inline,title}}) is a conspicuous ice-covered [[mountain]] (probably an extinct [[volcano]]) rising to 915 m in the extreme southeast corner of [[Montagu Island]], [[South Sandwich Islands]]. The name applied by [[United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee]] (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the oceanite lavas present in this area, which occur nowhere else in the South Sandwich Islands. |
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Revision as of 07:01, 23 May 2012
Mount Oceanite (58°29′S 26°15′W / 58.483°S 26.250°W) is a conspicuous ice-covered mountain (probably an extinct volcano) rising to 915 m in the extreme southeast corner of Montagu Island, South Sandwich Islands. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 refers to the oceanite lavas present in this area, which occur nowhere else in the South Sandwich Islands.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Oceanite". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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