Mount Giovinetto
Mount Giovinetto (78°16′S 86°10′W) is the summit of a buttress-type mountain (4,090 m) located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Mount Ostenso and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Mount Viets in the main ridge of the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. It surmounts Rumyana Glacier to the east and Delyo Glacier to the northeast.
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.
The mountain was discovered by the Charles R. Bentley-led Marie Byrd Land Traverse party, 1957–58, and named for Mario Giovinetto, glaciologist at Byrd Station in 1957.[1]
See also
- Mountains in Antarctica
Maps
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
- "Mount Giovinetto". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Giovinetto". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 
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