Mount Irving is a mountain

Mountain

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 rising to ca. 1950 metres (6,398 ft) that is the dominant elevation in the southern part of Clarence Island

Clarence Island (South Shetland Islands)

Clarence Island is long and the easternmost of the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. The name dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage. Ernest Shackleton saw Clarence Island on his famous boat voyage but landed on Elephant Island...

, in the South Shetland Islands

South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...

. A prominent feature, the mountain doubtless was known to sealer

Sealer

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s in the area in the 1820s. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Rear Admiral Sir Edmund George Irving

Edmund George Irving

Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund George Irving, KBE, CB was a naval hydrographer.-Early life:Irving was born in Sandakan, British North Borneo to the resident magistrate George Clerk Irving and his wife Ethel Mary Frances Poole....

, Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

, Hydrographer of the Navy, 1960-66.