Mount Faith
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Mount Faith is a massive mountain
9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Mount Hope
, rising to 2,650 m from the north end of Eternity Range
in northern Palmer Land
. First seen from the air and named by Lincoln Ellsworth
during his flights of November 21 and 23, 1935. Surveyed by J.R. Rymill of British Graham Land Expedition
(BGLE) in November 1936. The mountain was subsequently photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in September 1940, and Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE) 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.
Mountain
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9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Mount Hope
Mount Hope
There are several places named Mount Hope:in Antarctica*Mount Hope , a hill at the foot of the Beardmore Glacier*Mount Hope , a mountain in the Eternity Range, Palmer Landin Australia:* Mount Hope, New South Wales...
, rising to 2,650 m from the north end of 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...
. 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. Surveyed by J.R. Rymill of 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...
(BGLE) in November 1936. The mountain was subsequently photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in September 1940, and 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:...
(RARE) 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.