Mount Cervin
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Mount Cervin is a small rocky hill, 30 metre high, on the east side of Petrel Island
in the Geologie Archipelago
. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition
and named by them for the Matterhorn
("Mont Cervin" in French), which it resembles in form.
Petrel Island (Antarctica)
Petrel Island is a rocky island, 0.5 nautical miles long and 45 m in elevation, which lies northwest of Rostand Island and is the largest feature in the cluster of islands at the southeast end of Geologie Archipelago. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47...
in the Geologie Archipelago
Geologie Archipelago
Geologie Archipelago is a small archipelago of rocky islands and rocks close north of Cape Geodesie and Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, extending from Helene Island on the west to Dumoulin Islands on the east. The French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville landed on Debarquement Rock in the...
. It was charted in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
and named by them for the Matterhorn
Matterhorn
The Matterhorn , Monte Cervino or Mont Cervin , is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy. Its summit is 4,478 metres high, making it one of the highest peaks in the Alps. The four steep faces, rising above the surrounding glaciers, face the four compass points...
("Mont Cervin" in French), which it resembles in form.