Mount Charity
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Mount Charity is a massive mountain 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Mount Hope
, rising 2680 metre from the south end of the Eternity Range
in northern Palmer Land
. It was first seen from the air and named by Lincoln Ellsworth
during his flights of November 21 and 23, 1935. It was surveyed by John Riddoch Rymill
of the British Graham Land Expedition
in November 1936. The mountain was subsequently photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service in September 1940, and by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
in December 1947. The feature is one of three major mountains in Ellsworth's Eternity Range to which he gave the names Faith, Hope and Charity
.
Mount Hope (Eternity Range)
Mount Hope is a massive mountain rising to 2,860 m, forming the central and highest peak of Eternity Range, northern Palmer Land. First seen from the air and named Mount Hope by Lincoln Ellsworth during his flights of November 21 and 23, 1935. The mountain was surveyed and given the name Mount...
, rising 2680 metre from the south end of the Eternity Range
Eternity Range
Eternity Range is a range of mountains 28 miles long, rising 2,860 m, and trending north-south approximately in the middle of the Antarctic Peninsula....
in northern Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
. It was first seen from the air and named by Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth
Lincoln Ellsworth was an arctic explorer from the United States.-Birth:He was born on May 12, 1880 to James Ellsworth and Eva Frances Butler in Chicago, Illinois...
during his flights of November 21 and 23, 1935. It was surveyed by John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill
John Riddoch Rymill was an Australian polar explorer, who had the rare second clasp added to his Polar Medal.- Early life :Rymill was born the son of a farmer on 13 March 1905 at Penola, South Australia...
of the British Graham Land Expedition
British Graham Land Expedition
A British expedition to Graham Land led by John Lachlan Cope took place between 1920 and 1922. The British Graham Land Expedition was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 to 1937. Under the leadership of John Riddoch Rymill, the expedition spent two...
in November 1936. The mountain was subsequently photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service in September 1940, and by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
in December 1947. The feature is one of three major mountains in Ellsworth's Eternity Range to which he gave the names Faith, Hope and Charity
Theological virtues
Theological virtues - in theology and Christian philosophy, are the character qualities associated with salvation, resulting from the grace of God, which enlightens human mind.- In the Bible :The three theological virtues are:...
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