Mount Bellingshausen | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) ![]() |
Prominence | 154 m (505 ft) ![]() |
Coordinates | 75°7′S 162°6′E / 75.117°S 162.100°E |
Geography | |
Continent | Antarctica |
Region(s) | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
Parent range | Prince Albert Mountains |
Mount Bellingshausen (75°7′S 162°6′E / 75.117°S 162.100°E) is a conspicuous cone-shaped mountain, 1,380 metres (4,530 ft) high, standing 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of Mount Priestley between Larsen Glacier and David Glacier, in the Prince Albert Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. Mount Bellingshausen was discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901–04, led by Robert Falcon Scott, and named by him after Admiral Thaddeus Bellingshausen, leader of the Russian expedition of 1819–21.[1]