Geography:Mount Hassel
Published: January 28, 2009, 12:00 am
Updated: June 12, 2012, 1:19 pm
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C Michael Hogan
Mount Hassel is a rocky peak of 7841 feet (2390 meters) in elevation, the northeasternmost summit of the massif at the head of Amundsen Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains, on the continent of Antarctica.
In November 1911, a number of mountain peaks in this general vicinity were observed and rudely positioned by the South Pole Party under Roald Amundsen. Amundsen named one of them for Sverre Hassel, a member of the party.
Mount Hassel was initially mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, in the period 1960-64. For the sake of historical continuity and to commemorate the Norwegian exploration in this area, the US-ACAN has selected this feature to be designated Mount Hassel. Other peaks in the massif have also been named after members of Amundsen's South Pole Party.
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862800S
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Peter Saundry (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Mount Hassel". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 28, 2009; Last revised Date June 12, 2012; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Mount_Hassel?topic=49460>
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Mount Hassel is a rocky peak of 7841 feet (2390 meters) in elevation, the northeasternmost summit of the massif at the head of Amundsen Glacier, in the Queen Maud Mountains, on the continent of Antarctica.
In November 1911, a number of mountain peaks in this general vicinity were observed and rudely positioned by the South Pole Party under Roald Amundsen. Amundsen named one of them for Sverre Hassel, a member of the party.
Mount Hassel was initially mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, in the period 1960-64. For the sake of historical continuity and to commemorate the Norwegian exploration in this area, the US-ACAN has selected this feature to be designated Mount Hassel. Other peaks in the massif have also been named after members of Amundsen's South Pole Party.
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Latitude:
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862800S
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Longitude:
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1642800W
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