Echo Mountain

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Echo Mountain
British Antarctic Territory
Coronation Island
Summit: 2,608 feet 60°36’58"S, 45°40’59"W

Echo Mountain stands to the east of Norway Bight on Coronation Island amongst the South Orkney Islands in the British Antarctic Territory. Its summit stands at 2,608 feet.

The mountain was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Signy in 1948-49, and so named from the remarkable acoustic effects on its south-east side. It was further surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Signy in 1956-58.

References

  • Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Echo Mountain