Mount Kjerringa

Mount Kjerringa
Map of Antarctica indicating location of Mount Kjerringa
Highest point
Elevation	1,220 metres (4,000 ft)
Coordinates	66°29′S 55°11′E
Geography
Location	Enderby Land, East Antarctica
Geology
Age of rock	2837 million years (Archaean eon)
Mountain type	Metamorphic
Climbing
Easiest route	basic snow/ice climb

Mount Kjerringa is an isolated peak, 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) above sea level, situated roughly 8 nmi (15 km) north of the Aker Peaks, 26 nmi (48 km) west of Magnet Bay, and 57 km (31 nmi) northeast of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land, East Antarctica.

Discovery and naming

Mount Kjerringa was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called Kjerringa (The Old Woman).

See also

• List of mountains of Enderby Land

External links

• Australian Antarctic Division
• Australian Antarctic Gazetteer
• Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
• Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
• PDF Map of the Australian Antarctic Territory
• Mawson Station
• ANARE Club
• Click here to see a satellite map of Mount Kjerringa at the United States Antarctic Resource Center's Atlas of Antarctic Research.

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Kjerringa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.