Mount Monteagle

Mount Monteagle

Mount Monteagle (73°43′S 165°28′E / 73.717°S 165.467°E / -73.717; 165.467) is a high, sharp peak (2,780 m) standing 10 nautical miles (18 km) north of Cape Sibbald in the Mountaineer Range, Victoria Land. It surmounts Aviator Glacier to the west and the large cirque of Parker Glacier to the east. Discovered in January 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross who named this peak for Baron Monteagle, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1835-39.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Monteagle" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).