Mount Faraway

Mount Faraway (79°12′S 28°49′W / 79.200°S 28.817°W / -79.200; -28.817Coordinates: 79°12′S 28°49′W / 79.200°S 28.817°W / -79.200; -28.817) is a prominent, snow-covered mountain, 1,175 metres (3,850 ft) high, marking the southern extremity of the Theron Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1956, and so named because during days of sledging toward this mountain they never seemed to be any nearer to it.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Faraway, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-15.

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