Mount Irving

Mount Irving is a mountain rising to ca. 1,950 metres (6,398 ft)^[1][2] that is the dominant elevation on Clarence Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. (Some older sources used to give the elevation as 2,300 metres (7,546 ft).^[3][4]) Recent research suggests a lower figure of 1772m.^[5] The rounded, heavily glaciated mountain is situated in Urda Ridge occupying the southern part of the island. A prominent feature, the mountain doubtless was known to sealers in the area in the 1820s. It was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Rear Admiral Sir Edmund George Irving, Royal Navy, Hydrographer of the Navy, 1960–1966. First ascent by a team comprising Capt. Crispin Agnew, John Hult and Flight Sgt George Bruce BEM, RAF. of the Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island on 6 December 1970.^[1][6]

Mount Irving
Mount Irving Location in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation	1,950 m (6,400 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	1,950 m (6,400 ft)
Listing	Ultra, Ribu
Coordinates	61°15′49.5″S 54°08′31″W[1]
Geography
Location	Clarence Island, Antarctica

Clarence Island seen from northeast with Mount Irving on the left.

See also

• List of ultras of Antarctica