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Mount Tyree
Mountain in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Tyree (4852m) is the second highest mountain of Antarctica located 13 kilometres northwest of Mount Vinson (4,892 m), the highest peak on the continent. It surmounts Patton Glacier to the north and Cervellati Glacier to the southeast.
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Mount Tyree | |
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![]() Mount Tyree from East (Photo: Christian Stangl, 2011) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,852 m (15,919 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,152 m (3,780 ft)[2] |
Listing | Seven Second Summits |
Coordinates | 78°24′42″S 85°51′43″W[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Sentinel Range |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1967 by Barry Corbet and John Evans, members of Nicholas Clinch's team |
Easiest route | Rock/ice climb |
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