Mount Absalom Explained

Mount Absalom
Range:Herbert Mountains
Country Type:Continent
Country:Antarctica
Map:Antarctica
Map Alt:Map of Antarctica showing location of Mount Absalom
Label:Mount Absalom
Label Position:right
Coordinates:-80.4°N -49°W

Mount Absalom is the southernmost and highest (1,640 m) mountain of the Herbert Mountains, in the central part of the Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) and named for Henry W.L. Absalom, a member of the Scientific Committee on the CTAE of 1955–58.