Vinson Massif
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vinson-massif-182-12754448
title:
Vinson Massif
text:
Vinson Massif is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is 21 km (13 mi) long and 13 km (8 mi) wide and lies within the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. It overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula. The massif is located about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) from the South Pole. Vinson Massif was discovered in January 1958 by U.S. Navy aircraft. In 1961, the Vinson Massif was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), after Carl G. Vinson,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Largest mountain in Antarctica
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinson_Massif
date created:
2003-05-03T22:51:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T13:20:59Z
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13
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